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Nineteen Stars: A Study in Military Character and Leadership

by Edgar F. Puryear Jr. · 1987

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Puryear follows MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower and Patton through the years of their military service in both peace and war.

Subject
biographyhistory
Genre
war and militaryhistorical fictionWorld War II
Themes
military historyAmerican history
Setting
World War IIUSA
Audience
adult
Length
long · 464 pages

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