“wesley k clark”

Reviews “In WINNING MODERN WARS General Wesley K.Clark gives us the secrets of American military power, and its limits.” —NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “[Clark is] a very good writer logical, lucid and concise. Moreover, he has much of interest to say about military operations and the relations... More

In the third installment of this series, World War II expert Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare, and skillfully demonstrates how Eisenhower's evolution as a commander, his military doctrine, and his diplomatic skills are of extreme importance in understanding ... More

About the AuthorDr. Parveen Kumar, Professor of Clinical Medical Education, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College; and Honorary Consultant Physician, The Royal Hospitals NHS Trust (St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospitals) a... More

The former NATO Supreme Allied Commander offers a behind-the-scenes look at how wars of today--from a successful victory in Kosovo in 1999 to the war on terrorism--are fought in this revised and updated edition of his memoirs. Gen. Clark offers not only a memoir but a guidebook for those wanting to ... More

Clark writes about how the issues and principles discussed in his book "Waging Modern War" were evident in Afghanistan and Iraq, and will apply wherever the war on terrorism takes the U.S. next.General Wesley K. Clark's "Waging Modern War," a "Washington Post" bestseller, examined his experience dir... More

George S. Patton embodied contradiction: a cavalryman steeped in romantic military tradition, he nevertheless pulled a reluctant American military into the most advanced realms of highly mobile armored warfare. An autocratic snob, Patton created unparalleled rapport and loyalty with the lowliest pri... More

LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was responsible for tens of thousands of civilian deaths--a fact he liked to celebrate by smoking Cuban cigars. ... More

A modest and unassuming man, Grant never lost a battle, leading the Union to victory over the Confederacy during the Civil War, ultimately becoming President of the reunited states. Grant revolutionized military warfare by creating new leadership tactics by integrating new technologies in classical ... More