“I could hear them yell and laugh each time and there was nothing I could do about it…. I saw them do… — Rick Atkinson Murderers Copy Share Image
The U.S. Army records alone for World War II weigh 17,000 tons, and even the best historians have not done more than… — Rick Atkinson About Copy Share Image
“Occasionally the ideals seemed more honored in the breach than in the observance, but in times of moral quandary a conscientious officer… — Rick Atkinson Time Copy Share Image
“Two great armadas would carry more than 100,000 troops to the invasion beaches. One fleet would sail 2,800 miles from Britain to… — Rick Atkinson 000 Troops Copy Share Image
“blared “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” clearly audible on the hillcrest, where a lieutenant who was immune to the prevailing confidence of… — Rick Atkinson Confidence Copy Share Image
“fifty-six, his hour had come round. He was a paradox and would always remain one, a great tangle of calculated mannerisms and… — Rick Atkinson Paradox Copy Share Image
“Matthew Ridgway to command the XVIII Airborne Corps, Gavin had taken over the 82nd in mid-August. At thirty-seven he would be not… — Rick Atkinson Civil war Copy Share Image
“Draconian censorship was soon imposed, with correspondents advised that no dispatches would be allowed that made people at home feel unhappy. Equally… — Rick Atkinson Censorship Copy Share Image
“The troops also edged toward that timeless state common to veteran armies in which the men trusted no one less wretched than… — Rick Atkinson Every day Copy Share Image
“Chaos awaited him on the beaches near Arzew. An unanticipated westerly set had pushed the transports and landing craft off course. Dozens… — Rick Atkinson Soldiers Copy Share Image
“trained and ready to fight. “I now have a really intensive faith in the First Division. They are 1,000 percent better than… — Rick Atkinson Soldiers Copy Share Image
“K of the 18th Infantry killed an Arab civilian, who tumbled down a hillside with his robes flying about him. Soldiers from… — Rick Atkinson Killed Arab Copy Share Image
“In the fall of 1969, a hundred Vassar students arrived from Poughkeepsie to preach peace and distribute daisies. They left a few… — Rick Atkinson Peace Copy Share Image
