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A General's Life: An Autobiography

by Omar Nelson Bradley, Clay Blair Jr. · 1983

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Draws on Bradley's diaries and papers to recount his experiences as American commander at Normandy, as ground-war strategist in Europe, and as first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Subject
biographyhistory
Genre
war and military
Themes
military history
Setting
world war II20th centuryUSA
Audience
adult

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