A Colonel in the Armored Divisions: A Memoir, 1941-1945
William S. Triplet, "A Colonel in the Armored Divisions: A Memoir, 1941-1945".
Publisher: University of Missouri Press | ISBN: 082621312X | 2001 edition | PDF | 3 Pages | 1.07 MB
Publisher: University of Missouri Press | ISBN: 082621312X | 2001 edition | PDF | 3 Pages | 1.07 MB
"Colonel Triplet's World War II memoir is distinguished by blunt realism that does not sugarcoat the realities of battle, the deficiencies of American training and equipment, and the shortcomings of preparation and leadership in World War II. There is a certain tendency abroad to romanticize World War II, to make all our soldiers brave and gallant and all our generals more than competent if not mostly brilliant. Triplet offers a useful antidote to such nonsense."-Russell F. Weigley.In this fascinating memoir, William S. Triplet continues the saga begun in his earlier book, A Youth in the Meuse-Argonne: A Memoir, 1917-1918. This book provides readers the rare opportunity to see firsthand what a real professional in the U.S. Army thought about America's preparation for and participation in World War II.