Taking Command by Thomas D. Phillips - 9780811777278

Taking CommandAmerica's Unsung Military Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers Since World War II\nAuthor(s): Thomas D. Phillips\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stackpole Books, United States\nImprint: Stackpole Books\nISBN-13: 9780811777278, 978-0811777278\nSynopsis\nMilitary history is often seen through the lens of a small group of military commanders who have become enshrined in the collective consciousness of the American people, leaders like Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, and Nimitz who became the faces of their wars. But many influential, innovative, and successful commanders have shaped the course of American conflicts in the decades since World War II but they remain in the shadow cast by the pantheon of military giants. Taking Command celebrates some of these soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines, and through them crafts a compelling military history of the United States from the Cold War through the War on Terror.\n\nAmong those covered are one Air Force general, known.