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 Copy Share Image
“As a battalion commander in France, it was said, he had once pulled a pistol on a hesitant junior officer and shot… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
“The largest contingent of invaders—drawn from the U.S. 1st Infantry and 1st Armored divisions aboard thirty-four transport ships—would storm ashore at Beach… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
“To make it perfectly clear to you: suppose you lose a hand or an ear is shot off, or perhaps a piece… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
“In a phone call one evening the corps commander grew incensed when Ward mentioned his good fortune in losing no officers in… — Rick Atkinson Peace 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 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
“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 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
“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
“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
