A time for giants
Subtitle: politics of the American high command in World War II
By: by D. Clayton James with Anne Sharp Wells.
Contributors: Wells, Anne Sharp.
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780531150467
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Biography.; Generals -- United States -- Biography.; Admirals -- United States -- Biography.; Command of troops -- History -- 20th century.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 279-305.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 : Preparing for wartime commands.; title: The top echelon; title: The less troubleson maverick : Arnold; title: Pershing's most valuable protégé : Marshall; title: Chapter 2 : Adjusting to coalition warfare.; title: Allied commands; title: Master of new dimensions in naval warfare : King; title: The President's admiral : Leahy; title: Chapter 3 : Crisis in command.; title: The survivors and the replacements (December 1941-May 1942); title: From uninvited guest to host : MacArthur; title: A calm, confident leader comes to Pearl Harbor : Nimitz; title: Chapter 4 : Troubled beginnings in Britain and Africa.; title: The command search (Europe, May 1942-May 1943); title: At ease with Marshall and Churchill : Eisenhower; title: Commited to strategic air power : Spaatz; title: Chapter 5 : Interservice difficulties in the war against Japan.; title: Commanders for the early counteroffensives (Pacific, May 1942-May 1943); title: Known for "tenacity, courage, and resourcefulness" : Vandegrift; title: Assigned "the toughest job of any of our generals" : Stilwell; title: Chapter 6 : Mediterranean troubles and Normandy worries.; title: Command challenges and changes (Europe, May 1943-June 1944); title: A controversial "American eagle" : Clark; title: Point man for Arnold and Spaatz : Eaker; title: Chapter 7 : Mounting the dual advance toward Tokyo.; title: Midwar leadership (Pacific, May 1943-June 1944); title: The impulsive, swashbuckling "sailor's admiral" : Halsey; title: Well suited to be MacArthur's air commander : Kenney; title: Chapter 8 : Leading the final campaigns against Germany.; title: From Normandy to the Elbe (Europe, June 1944-May 1945). Ike's "master tactician" : Bradley; title: The American commander whom the Germans feared the most : Patton; title: Chapter 9 : The last fifteen months of the Pacific war.; title: From Biak to Saipan to Tokyo Bay (Pacific, June 1944-September 1945); title: Amphibious expert and volatile Marine loyalist : Smith; title: Cool, careful, cunning : Spruance; title: Chapter 10 : Politics?