{"product_id":"commanders-american-generals-from-lee-to-schwarzkopf-paperback","title":"Commanders: American Generals from Lee to Schwarzkopf - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLennart Svensson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommanders \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of biographies about American generals. It takes a look at American history from the Civil War to the Gulf War by telling the stories of the generals commanding the wars - \u003cem\u003efrom Lee to Schwarzkopf.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten as popular history, each general is individually described. Author Lennart Svensson does everything from telling anecdotes, reflecting on culture, war and history, to musing over operational details, meticulously narrating each general's story. \u003cem\u003eCommanders\u003c\/em\u003e provides \"good stories, well told\" in the genre of the historical essay. At the end of the book there is also a chapter examining topics such as the mirroring of American wars in literature and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Svensson says in the introduction: \"these are war stories, told by the fireside with a glass of whisky in the hand\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study includes the following generals: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRobert E. Lee\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge G. Meade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eU. S. Grant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge B. McClellan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge A. Custer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJohn J. Pershing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge C. Marshall\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDouglas MacArthur\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge S. Patton\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDwight D. Eisenhower\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOmar N. Bradley\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClaire Lee Chennault\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJames H. Doolittle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeslie R. Groves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharles E. Yeager\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSchwarzkopf\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45397085421670,"sku":"9780648299639","price":36.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NlFrbHFNV1ZpZUdpSXNrdllZSHNYUT09.webp?v=1775401247","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/commanders-american-generals-from-lee-to-schwarzkopf-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}