The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today

The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today

From the #1 bestselling author of Fiasco and The Gamble , an epic history of the decline of American military leadership from World War II to Iraq

History has been kind to the American generals of Worl…

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