Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to the U.S. Army (Alpha Bravo Delta Guides) [Paperback]

Robert F. Dorr (Author), Frederick M. Franks Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 2003 | Series: Alpha Bravo Delta Guides

A complete overview of the U.S. Army-from the origins and complete histories to the battles and weaponry.

Here are comprehensive accounts and descriptions of the battles, weaponry, and personnel, from the enlisted man to the top-ranking officers-featuring fascinating detail on the bloodiest battles, the greatest successes and most devastating setbacks, and much more.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Gen. Frederick M. Franks, Jr. (ret.), held many field commands during his career, including commanding the VII Corps during Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait. He co-wrote the New York Times bestseller Into the Storm with Tom Clancy.

Robert F. Dorr is an author, Air Force veteran, and retired American diplomat who specializes in military history. Dorr is the author of the "Duty, Honor, Country" history column appearing weekly in Army Times newspaper.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Alpha (June 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028644956
• ISBN-13: 978-0028644950
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,534,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert F. Dorr, 71, is an author (1955- ); an Air Force veteran (1957-60); and a retired senior Foreign Service officer (a diplomat; 1964-89). He has three books currently in print. The newest is "MISSION TO BERLIN,":about the Americans who fought in one of the largest aerial battles of World War II.

He is the author of 70 books and thousands of magazine articles about the Air Force, aviation and military affairs. He writes a weekly opinion column for Air Force Times, monthly columns for Combat Aircraft, Air International and Aerospace America magazines, and a quarterly column for Air Power History, which he helped create. His first paid magazine article was in the November 1955 Air Force magazine when he was fifteen. He wrote 1,700 history columns for all four Military Times newspapers from 2000 to 2009.

Bob Dorr's other books in print are "HELL HAWKS,"" co-authored with Thomas D. Jones, a history of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter group in World War II and "AIR FORCE ONE," a history of presidential aircraft.

He is a private pilot and parachutist and has flown aboard most current Air Force aircraft. Bob Dorr lives in Oakton, Virginia with his wife Young Soon, a career government worker, and their Labrador retriever, Autumn. They have two grown sons with families.