CONTENTS

Cover

Other Books by This Author

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Epigraph

Author’s Note

Preface

PART I: Beginnings

Chapter 1: First Captain, VMI

Chapter 2: Master of the Sword

Chapter 3: The Champion of Vera Cruz

Chapter 4: “Some Damned Foolishness in the Balkans”

Photo Insert 1

Chapter 5: Courage Was the Rule

Map of Meuse-Argonne Offensive

PART II: Between the Wars

Chapter 6: The Sad, Great Heap of Fleurs Blanches

Chapter 7: “I Am All He Has”

PART III: Brave as Lions, Bold as Bulls

Chapter 8: This Means War

Chapter 9: There Will Be a Big Tank Battle in the Morning

Map of North African Campaign

Map of Operation Husky

Chapter 10: “I Shall Return”

Map of Defense of Bataan

Map of Pacific Theater

Chapter 11: Overlord

Chapter 12: Let’s Win It All

Map of Operation Overlord

Map of Battle of the Bulge

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Chapter 13: These Proceedings Are Closed

Chapter 14: Old Soldiers Never Die

Notes

Notes on Sources and Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Illustrations Credits