Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to Decisive 20th-Century American Battles [Paperback]

W. Thomas Smith Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Alpha Bravo Delta Guides | Publication Date: November 4, 2003

This who, what, when, where, why, and how of American military victory and defeat includes:

* Every decisive battle waged by the U.S. military over the last century from the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 to Operation Desert Storm
* A comprehensive look at each leader and each army
* A detailed examination of the full operations and the specfic conflicts
* A complete overview of 20th-century American military history
* The 100-year evolution of military science and theory

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About the Author

W. Thomas Smith, Jr. is a journalist who has reported from battlefields from the Balkans to the Middle East. He has written for USA Today, George, U.S. News & World Report, Business Week, and National Review Online. A former infantry leader with the 5th Marines, the Corps' most decorated regime, Smith was also a contributor to the book, A Nation Changed: One Year After 9/11.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Alpha (November 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592571476
• ISBN-13: 978-1592571475
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,109,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Just fair...., November 9, 2011

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Bruce A. MacDougall (Clements,CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to Decisive 20th-Century American Battles (Paperback)

Lets see, according to this book Nelson won Trafalgar by the classic maneuver of crossing the T. Where, where does this information come from? Actually, he broke into the line...which is about the polar opposite of "crossing the T".

The book also gives the impression that in the battle of Leyte Gulf, Taffy 3 charged the oncoming Japanese to give Taffy's 1 and 2 time to get their planes engaged. Actually,Taffy 3's destroyers engaged, while the rest of Taffy 3, being wise seamen, fled like bandits.

These are just the glaring examples.

I realize this is meant to be concise...but no need to invent history in order to condense it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good introduction to American wars, January 18, 2004

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"g-junior" (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to Decisive 20th-Century American Battles (Paperback)

This book is a concise introduction to the wars America was involved on the 20th century, covering up to Somalia, 1993. It starts with a brief about the Spanish- American war at 1898 and the WWI, where American forces were called "our Italians" by the British (US it to England as Italy to Deutchsland). Through the time, despite all the problems on the way and turn downs as Vietnan, the book shows how US defense forces became the most respected war machine of the century.

As not american and not having great knowledge on the topic, I found the book excelent and very informative, and also better wrote than the others in the serie.