World War II commanders
Subtitle: from the attack on Poland to the surrender of Japan
By: Ian Westwell
Publisher: Compendium
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781906347314
Subjects: Command of troops; World War, 1939-1945; Biography; Armed Forces; Officers
Description: "The main focus of the book ... is the concise career descriptions of approximately 180 individual commanders -- of countries and alliances, of military units and militias -- that determined the progress and outcome of the war: they generally made decisions, led the troops, and instilled discipline, morale and fighting spirit of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who found the war in Europe and the Pacific"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.