{"product_id":"commanders-lennart-svensson-9780648299639","title":"Commanders: American Generals from Lee to Schwarzkopf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommanders \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of biographies about American generals. It takes a look at American history from the Civil War to the Gulf War by telling the stories of the generals commanding the wars - \u003cem\u003efrom Lee to Schwarzkopf.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten as popular history, each general is individually described. Author Lennart Svensson does everything from telling anecdotes, reflecting on culture, war and history, to musing over operational details, meticulously narrating each general's story. \u003cem\u003eCommanders\u003c\/em\u003e provides \"good stories, well told\" in the genre of the historical essay. At the end of the book there is also a chapter examining topics such as the mirroring of American wars in literature and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Svensson says in the introduction: \"these are war stories, told by the fireside with a glass of whisky in the hand\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study includes the following generals: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRobert E. Lee\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge G. Meade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eU. S. Grant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge B. McClellan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge A. Custer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJohn J. Pershing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge C. Marshall\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDouglas MacArthur\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge S. Patton\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDwight D. Eisenhower\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOmar N. Bradley\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClaire Lee Chennault\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJames H. Doolittle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeslie R. Groves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharles E. Yeager\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSchwarzkopf\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lennart Svensson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648299635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648299639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manticore Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Lennart Svensson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120007311615,"sku":"9780648299639","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74195bed-d0ba-4a0d-b183-ab2c8c965d3c.jpg?v=1687412071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/commanders-lennart-svensson-9780648299639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}