The Will to Win: The Life of Gen. James A. Van Fleet

by Paul F. Braim

Book Overview

Called the Army's greatest combat general by President Truman, James Van Fleet led American and allied forces to battlefield victory during a career that spanned World War I and the Cold War. In this biography, a military historian who once commanded a rifle company under Van Fleet in Korea tells the legendary leader's unique story and draws parallels to the U.S. Army's history of diverse challenges met in the twentieth century. Defining the root...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591140498
• ISBN13: 9781591140498
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.7"