Jacob L. Devers :: a general's life /
General Jacob L. "Jake" Devers (1897--1979) was one of only two officers -- the other was Omar C. Bradley -- to command an army group during the decisive campaigns of 1944--1945 that liberated Europe and ended the war with Nazi Germany. After the war, Devers led the Army Ground Forces in t...
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| Zusammenfassung: | General Jacob L. "Jake" Devers (1897--1979) was one of only two officers -- the other was Omar C. Bradley -- to command an army group during the decisive campaigns of 1944--1945 that liberated Europe and ended the war with Nazi Germany. After the war, Devers led the Army Ground Forces in the United States and eventually retired in 1949 after forty years of service. Despite incredible successes on the battlefield, General George C. Marshall's "dependable man" remains one of the most underrated and overlooked figures of his generation. In this definitive biography, James Scott Wheeler delivers a groundbreaking reassessment of the American commander whose contributions to victory in Europe are topped only by General Dwight D. Eisenhower's. Wheeler's exhaustively researched chronicle of Devers's life and career reveals a leader who demonstrated an extraordinary ability to cut through red tape and solve complex problems. Nevertheless, Eisenhower disliked Devers -- a fact laid bare when he ordered Devers's Sixth Army Group to halt at the Rhine. After the war, Eisenhower's and Bradley's accounts of the generals' disagreements over strategy and tactics became received wisdom, to the detriment of Devers's reputation. An essential contribution to twentieth-century history, Jacob L. Devers provides a fresh and nuanced interpretation of the senior command during World War II and offers a new perspective on a highly accomplished soldier. |
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| spelling | Wheeler, James Scott, author. Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / James Scott Wheeler ; foreword by Rick Atkinson. Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2015. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda American warriors Includes bibliographical references and index. From York to West Point -- Apprenticeship -- World War I and the Roaring Twenties -- Professional growth -- The approach of war -- Marshall's fireman and division command -- Forging the thunderbolt -- On to the war -- European Theater commander -- Mediterranean Theater of Operations -- Stalemate in Italy and the invasion of southern France -- Sixth Army Group: the Riviera to the Vosges -- The Vosges and Alsace campaigns -- Winter of discontent -- Victory in Europe -- Postwar challenges -- Retirement and beyond. Print version record. General Jacob L. "Jake" Devers (1897--1979) was one of only two officers -- the other was Omar C. Bradley -- to command an army group during the decisive campaigns of 1944--1945 that liberated Europe and ended the war with Nazi Germany. After the war, Devers led the Army Ground Forces in the United States and eventually retired in 1949 after forty years of service. Despite incredible successes on the battlefield, General George C. Marshall's "dependable man" remains one of the most underrated and overlooked figures of his generation. In this definitive biography, James Scott Wheeler delivers a groundbreaking reassessment of the American commander whose contributions to victory in Europe are topped only by General Dwight D. Eisenhower's. Wheeler's exhaustively researched chronicle of Devers's life and career reveals a leader who demonstrated an extraordinary ability to cut through red tape and solve complex problems. Nevertheless, Eisenhower disliked Devers -- a fact laid bare when he ordered Devers's Sixth Army Group to halt at the Rhine. After the war, Eisenhower's and Bradley's accounts of the generals' disagreements over strategy and tactics became received wisdom, to the detriment of Devers's reputation. An essential contribution to twentieth-century history, Jacob L. Devers provides a fresh and nuanced interpretation of the senior command during World War II and offers a new perspective on a highly accomplished soldier. English. Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87836418 United States. Army Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140616 États-Unis. Army Biographies. Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhrY9x4KWY4GMqHqbdxXd United States. Army fast World War, 1939-1945 Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148291 Generals United States Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Biographies. Généraux États-Unis Biographies. HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Military. bisacsh Generals fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq World War (1939-1945) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb 1939-1945 fast Biographies fast has work: Jacob L. Devers (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGPh9R7CQ3qt7vpvQdf6Xb https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Wheeler, James Scott. Jacob L. Devers. Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2015 (DLC) 2015028410 American warriors (Lexington, Ky.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008135457 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=985550 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Wheeler, James Scott Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / American warriors (Lexington, Ky.) From York to West Point -- Apprenticeship -- World War I and the Roaring Twenties -- Professional growth -- The approach of war -- Marshall's fireman and division command -- Forging the thunderbolt -- On to the war -- European Theater commander -- Mediterranean Theater of Operations -- Stalemate in Italy and the invasion of southern France -- Sixth Army Group: the Riviera to the Vosges -- The Vosges and Alsace campaigns -- Winter of discontent -- Victory in Europe -- Postwar challenges -- Retirement and beyond. Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87836418 United States. Army Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140616 États-Unis. Army Biographies. Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhrY9x4KWY4GMqHqbdxXd United States. Army fast World War, 1939-1945 Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148291 Generals United States Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Biographies. Généraux États-Unis Biographies. HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Military. bisacsh Generals fast |
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| title | Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / |
| title_auth | Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / |
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| title_full | Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / James Scott Wheeler ; foreword by Rick Atkinson. |
| title_fullStr | Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / James Scott Wheeler ; foreword by Rick Atkinson. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / James Scott Wheeler ; foreword by Rick Atkinson. |
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| topic | Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87836418 United States. Army Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140616 États-Unis. Army Biographies. Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhrY9x4KWY4GMqHqbdxXd United States. Army fast World War, 1939-1945 Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148291 Generals United States Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Biographies. Généraux États-Unis Biographies. HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Military. bisacsh Generals fast |
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