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I browse through my bookshelves and pick out a soldiers story by general omar nelson bradley, one of my favorite autobiographies, and certainly my all time favorite military autobiography. S army field commander in north africa and europe during world war ii, and a general of the army in the united states army he was the last surviving five star commissioned officer of the united states and the first general to be selected chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Buy a soldier s story by omar nelson bradley online at alibris. A soldiers story book by omar nelson bradley 2 available. A soldiers story by omar bradley, first edition, signed. A soldier s story by five star general omar bradley, is a 618page history book 6 inches x 9 inches about dday and the allied invasion of normandy, and other military campaigns including market garden, argentanfalaise trap, battle of the bulge, and the eventual defeat of the germans. The books in the modern library war series have been chosen by series editor caleb carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit. This story of the beloved soldiers general takes us from actionfilled ball games at west point through exciting details and inside stories of the battles of world war ii. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. A soldiers story by general of the army omar bradley is the story of world war ii as general omar bradley saw it. A behindthescenes account of world war ii offers personal reminiscences of general patton, eisenhower, and montgomery, and of events such as dday, the battle of the bulge, and the liberation of paris. Omar nelson bradley, the soldiers general on apple books.

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