An examination of the life of General Manton S. Eddy, this study details his experiences in World War II as leader of the U.S. 9th Infantry Division through North Africa, Sicily and France, and subsequently, as commander of XII Corps, into the heart of Germany. While much has been written about the top military leaders of this era, there is little information about corps commanders whose missions were limited to doing battle and whose organizations were tailored exclusively for this task. Eddy's career provides a model for the Army's most ambitious officers, particularly those who, like Eddy, faced the challenge without family connections or the traditional West Point education. He devoted his life to the U.S. Army, enhancing his innate talents through the incorporation of a daily program of self-education.
Eddy had an excellent grasp of the basic principles of military tactics and strategy. He attained this art through home study and assiduous application at the Army's professional education institutions, in particular at the Command and General Staff College, where he served as an instructor for four years. He focused on people, quickly learning and applying basic skills to draw out their best efforts. He came to know what to expect from them in the chaos and under the pressure of combat. This facilitated his development of strong, mission-oriented subordinates. His personal goal was always to maximize all available power at the correct point for crushing his nation's enemies, and to this end, he was extraordinarily successful.

The Making of a Professional: Manton S. Eddy, USA (Contributions in Military Studies)

Biographies & Memoirs

Phillips, Henry

Historical

Praeger

Church and Culture in Seventeenth-Century France

This original and far-reaching study looks afresh at the involvement of the Catholic Church in the cultural life of France in the seventeenth century. Professor Phillips provides a comprehensive overview of art and literature, education, ideas and censorship, and he focuses on the Church as a reforming and reformed institution in the context of the Counter-Reformation. The strength of his synthesis, the first of its kind in English, lies in the breadth of its concerns and in its combination of social, religious and intellectual history.

History

Europe

Cambridge University Press

Historical Sketches Of The Paper Currency Of The American Colonies Prior To The Adoption Of The Federal Constitution V1 And V2

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Business & Money

Economics

Kessinger Publishing

Book by Phillips, Henry, Potter, Elisha R.

Historical Sketches of the Paper Currency of the America Colonies: Prior to the Adoption of the Federal Constitution

Potter, Elisha R.

Augustus M. Kelley Pubs

Racine: Mithridate (Critical Guides to French Texts)

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Foyles

Floral Emblems

Arts & Photography

Legare Street Press

American Paper Currency

Americas

Sylva Florifera: The Shrubbery Historically and Botanically Treated, Volume II

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