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The Resource Soldier: : the memoirs of Matthew B. Ridgway, as told to Harold H. Martin

Soldier: : the memoirs of Matthew B. Ridgway, as told to Harold H. Martin

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"General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895-July 26, 1993) was the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army. He served with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XV,III Airborne Corps in August 1944, holding this post until the end of the war, commanding it in the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Varsity, and the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Ridgway held several major commands after the war and was most famous for resurrecting the United Nations (UN) war effort during the Korean War. His long military career was recognized by the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 12, 1986."--Wikipedia, January 11, 2018
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Combat jump
  • Farewell to the all-American
  • Memories of a soldier's son
  • Rebirth of the 82nd
  • Sicily, test for men and tactics
  • Catastrophe averted
  • To Naples from the sea
  • England, the eagles' nest
  • War comes to captive Holland
  • Panzers in the Ardennes
  • "The beast we must slay"
  • Smashing the Siegfried Line
  • The drop across the Rhine
  • Cleaning out the Ruhr pocket
  • Meeting with the Russians
  • The Pacific, and back to Italy
  • Peacetime soldiers
  • Slow hound on a cold trail
  • Tough talk to a tough Russian
  • Bogota in riot time
  • Panama idyll
  • War in Korea
  • "Eighth Army is yours"
  • There to stay
  • Ice on the Han River
  • Eighth Army finds itself
  • Supreme Commander, Far East
  • Supreme Commander, Europe
  • Monty, Mr. Churchill, and the Queen
  • Chief of Staff
  • The statesman versus the soldier
  • Indo-China, Quemoy, and Matsu
  • A day in the Pentagon
  • Under pressure
  • National strategy
  • The Amy's role
  • The Amy in the Atomic Age
  • Final report to Mr. Wilson
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Soldier: : the memoirs of Matthew B. Ridgway, as told to Harold H. Martin
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Soldier:
Title remainder
the memoirs of Matthew B. Ridgway, as told to Harold H. Martin
Title variation
Memoirs of Matthew B. Ridgway
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Contributor
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Language
eng
Summary
"General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895-July 26, 1993) was the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army. He served with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XV,III Airborne Corps in August 1944, holding this post until the end of the war, commanding it in the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Varsity, and the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Ridgway held several major commands after the war and was most famous for resurrecting the United Nations (UN) war effort during the Korean War. His long military career was recognized by the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 12, 1986."--Wikipedia, January 11, 2018
Biography type
autobiography
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1895-1993
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Ridgway, Matthew B.
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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Martin, Harold H
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  • Ridgway, Matthew B.
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Ridgway, Matthew B.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Ridgway, Matthew B.
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Generals
  • Armed Forces
  • Generals
  • United States
Label
Soldier: : the memoirs of Matthew B. Ridgway, as told to Harold H. Martin
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volume
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Contents
Combat jump -- Farewell to the all-American -- Memories of a soldier's son -- Rebirth of the 82nd -- Sicily, test for men and tactics -- Catastrophe averted -- To Naples from the sea -- England, the eagles' nest -- War comes to captive Holland -- Panzers in the Ardennes -- "The beast we must slay" -- Smashing the Siegfried Line -- The drop across the Rhine -- Cleaning out the Ruhr pocket -- Meeting with the Russians -- The Pacific, and back to Italy -- Peacetime soldiers -- Slow hound on a cold trail -- Tough talk to a tough Russian -- Bogota in riot time -- Panama idyll -- War in Korea -- "Eighth Army is yours" -- There to stay -- Ice on the Han River -- Eighth Army finds itself -- Supreme Commander, Far East -- Supreme Commander, Europe -- Monty, Mr. Churchill, and the Queen -- Chief of Staff -- The statesman versus the soldier -- Indo-China, Quemoy, and Matsu -- A day in the Pentagon -- Under pressure -- National strategy -- The Amy's role -- The Amy in the Atomic Age -- Final report to Mr. Wilson
Control code
784901
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Lccn
56006032
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)784901
Label
Soldier: : the memoirs of Matthew B. Ridgway, as told to Harold H. Martin
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Combat jump -- Farewell to the all-American -- Memories of a soldier's son -- Rebirth of the 82nd -- Sicily, test for men and tactics -- Catastrophe averted -- To Naples from the sea -- England, the eagles' nest -- War comes to captive Holland -- Panzers in the Ardennes -- "The beast we must slay" -- Smashing the Siegfried Line -- The drop across the Rhine -- Cleaning out the Ruhr pocket -- Meeting with the Russians -- The Pacific, and back to Italy -- Peacetime soldiers -- Slow hound on a cold trail -- Tough talk to a tough Russian -- Bogota in riot time -- Panama idyll -- War in Korea -- "Eighth Army is yours" -- There to stay -- Ice on the Han River -- Eighth Army finds itself -- Supreme Commander, Far East -- Supreme Commander, Europe -- Monty, Mr. Churchill, and the Queen -- Chief of Staff -- The statesman versus the soldier -- Indo-China, Quemoy, and Matsu -- A day in the Pentagon -- Under pressure -- National strategy -- The Amy's role -- The Amy in the Atomic Age -- Final report to Mr. Wilson
Control code
784901
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Lccn
56006032
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)784901

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