Campaigns of World War II: A World War II Commemorative Series - New Guinea (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict inthe history of mankind. However, the half century that now separatesus from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge.While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholarsand historians, as well as its veterans, a generation of Americanshas grown to maturity largely unaware of the political, social, and militaryimplications of a war that, more than any other, united us as apeople with a common purpose.Highly relevant today, World War II has much to teach us, notonly about the profession of arms, but also about military preparedness,global strategy, and combined operations in the coalition waragainst fascism. During the next several years, the U.S. Army willparticipate in the nation’s 50th anniversary commemoration of WorldWar II. The commemoration will include the publication of variousmaterials to help educate Americans about that war. The works producedwill provide great opportunities to learn about and renewpride in an Army that fought so magnificently in what has beencalled “the mighty endeavor.”World War II was waged on land, on sea, and in the air over severaldiverse theaters of operation for approximately six years. The followingessay is one of a series of campaign studies highlighting those strugglesthat, with their accompanying suggestions for further reading, aredesigned to introduce you to one of the Army’s significant military featsfrom that war.This brochure was prepared in the U.S. Army Center of MilitaryHistory by Edward J. Drea. I hope this absorbing account of that periodwill enhance your appreciation of American achievements duringWorld War II.