{"product_id":"danger-79er-volume-160-james-h-willbanks-9781623496296","title":"Danger 79er, Volume 160: The Life and Times of Lieutenant General James F. Hollingsworth","description":"In \u003ci\u003eDanger 79er\u003c\/i\u003e, historian James H. Willbanks tells the remarkable story of Lt. Gen. James F. Hollingsworth, a three-time recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross along with four Silver Stars, six Purple Hearts, and a host of additional medals and commendations. His career spanned wars both cold and hot, and throughout, \"Holly\" was a hard-charging, hands-on soldier who could be irreverent and brash but always \"led from the front.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hollingsworth entered the US Army as a second lieutenant upon graduation from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A\u0026amp;M University). In World War II, while leading tanks in Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army, Hollingsworth encountered dug-in German defenders. He lined up his thirty-four tanks and issued a command rarely heard in modern warfare: Charge  Patton later recognized Hollingsworth as one of the two best armored battalion commanders in the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Twenty years later, Hollingsworth served in Vietnam, where he became identified by the radio call-sign of \"Danger 79er,\" a designation that remained for the duration of his career. He later served in South Korea commanding I Corps (ROK\/US) Group, the largest combined field army in the world. Even after retirement from active duty, Hollingsworth continued to serve as a military adviser during the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDanger 79er\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling and inspiring read as it recounts the exciting story of one of the most decorated soldiers in the history of the US Army.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James H. Willbanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623496292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623496296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d","brand":"James H. Willbanks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46602749083903,"sku":"9781623496296","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_afbfecb7-31c9-42ae-957b-85d2269b8928.jpg?v=1739695166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/danger-79er-volume-160-james-h-willbanks-9781623496296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}