Grunts

Zusatztext A superb bookan American equivalent to John Keegan's The Face of Battle . I sincerely believe that Grunts is destined to be a classic. Dave Grossman! Author of On Killing and On Combat Few authors capture the essence of the human dimension of war as well as John C. McManus. Combining an engaging! highly descriptive writing style with exhaustive research! McManus provides readers with a true 'foxhole' perspective. Military Review Another demonstration of [McManus's] skill at narrating infantry combat. an argument for a strong presence of well-trained infantry operating 'up close and personal' with heavier firepower available as support but not substitute. Both readable and persuasive. Booklist Grunts is hypnotic history writing: honest! savage! heartbreaking and! ultimately! inspiring. Ralph Peters! Fox News Strategic Analyst and author of The War After Armageddon John C. McManus's Grunts contains some of the most vivid accounts of close combat ever recorded in literature. The reader has the sense of being actually present in the battles. His descriptions show precise details of combat at the closest personal levels and with absolute authenticity. Bevin Alexander! Author of Inside the Nazi War Machine McManus captureswith gritty! 'muddy boot' authenticitythe horrors of the real war fought by America's front-line soldiers and Marines. Reading Grunts is the closest you will get to experiencing actual infantry combat without getting shot at. Colonel Jerry D. Morelock! Editor in Chief of Armchair General A literary and historical achievement of the highest order! Grunts illuminates the experience of the American GI better than any book I have read in years. Using battles such as Peleliu and Fallujah! John McManus brilliantly proves! using the participants' own words! that the American warrior! not technology! wins wars. Patrick K. O'Donnell! Author of Washington's Immortals Too frequently historians take humanity out of war. McManus skillfully puts man back into the history of America's recent wars! reminding us that man is still the determining factor. Adrian R. Lewis! Professor! University of Kansas Informationen zum Autor John C. McManus is an award-winning professor, author, and military historian, and a leading expert on the history of the American combat experience. He is the Curators' Distinguished Professor of U.S. Military History at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and is currently in residence at the U.S. Naval Academy as the Leo A. Shifrin Chair of Naval and Military History. His critically acclaimed books on World War II include Deadly Sky , September Hope , and The Dead and Those About to Die . His next book, Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 , will be published by Dutton Caliber in July 2019. Klappentext A renowned historian contends "that the American warrior! not technology! wins wars." (Patrick K. O'Donnell! author of "Give Me Tomorrow") John C. McManus covers six decades of warfare in which the courage of American troops proved the crucial difference between victory and defeat. Based on years of archival research and personal interviews with veterans! Grunts demonstrates the vital! and too often forgotten! importance of the human element in protecting the American nation! and advances a passionate plea for fundamental change in our understanding of war. Zusammenfassung A superb bookan American equivalent to John Keegan's The Face of Battle . I sincerely believe that Grunts is destined to be a classic. Dave Grossman! Author of On Killing and On Combat From the acclaimed author of The Dead and ...

“A superb book—an American equivalent to John Keegan’s The Face of Battle. I sincerely believe that Grunts is destined to be a classic.”—Dave Grossman, Author of On Killing and On Combat

“Few authors capture the essence of the human dimension of war as well as John C. McManus. Combining an engaging, highly descriptive writing style with exhaustive research, McManus provides readers with a true ‘foxhole’ perspective.”—Military Review
 
“Another demonstration of [McManus’s] skill at narrating infantry combat…. an argument for a strong presence of well-trained infantry operating ‘up close and personal’ with heavier firepower available as support but not substitute. Both readable and persuasive.”—Booklist
 
“Grunts is hypnotic history writing: honest, savage, heartbreaking and, ultimately, inspiring.”—Ralph Peters, Fox News Strategic Analyst and author of The War After Armageddon
 
“John C. McManus’s Grunts contains some of the most vivid accounts of close combat ever recorded in literature. The reader has the sense of being actually present in the battles. His descriptions show precise details of combat at the closest personal levels and with absolute authenticity.”—Bevin Alexander, Author of Inside the Nazi War Machine
 
“McManus captures—with gritty, ‘muddy boot’ authenticity—the horrors of the real war fought by America’s front-line soldiers and Marines. Reading Grunts is the closest you will get to experiencing actual infantry combat without getting shot at.”—Colonel Jerry D. Morelock, Editor in Chief of Armchair General
 
“A literary and historical achievement of the highest order, Grunts illuminates the experience of the American GI better than any book I have read in years. Using battles such as Peleliu and Fallujah, John McManus brilliantly proves, using the participants’ own words, that the American warrior, not technology, wins wars.”—Patrick K. O’Donnell, Author of Washington’s Immortals
 
“Too frequently historians take humanity out of war. McManus skillfully puts man back into the history of America’s recent wars, reminding us that man is still the determining factor.”—Adrian R. Lewis, Professor, University of Kansas

Autorentext

John C. McManus is an award-winning professor, author, and military historian, and a leading expert on the history of the American combat experience. He is the Curators' Distinguished Professor of U.S. Military History at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and is currently in residence at the U.S. Naval Academy as the Leo A. Shifrin Chair of Naval and Military History. His critically acclaimed books on World War II include Deadly Sky, September Hope, and The Dead and Those About to Die. His next book, Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943, will be published by Dutton Caliber in July 2019.

Klappentext

A renowned historian contends "that the American warrior, not technology, wins wars." (Patrick K. O'Donnell, author of "Give Me Tomorrow")
John C. McManus covers six decades of warfare in which the courage of American troops proved the crucial difference between victory and defeat. Based on years of archival research and personal interviews with veterans, Grunts demonstrates the vital, and too often forgotten, importance of the human element in protecting the American nation, and advances a passionate plea for fundamental change in our understanding of war.