No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0891418261 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A VIVID NARRATIVE A splendid first-person account of the costly campaign that enabled Allied forces to wrest Guadalcanal from the Japanese in World War II’s Pacific theater.”—Kirkus Reviews“By reading and studying No Bended Knee, the military professional can gain an appreciation for war at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Twining writes as he served his corps—boldly and straightforwardly, with impeccable detail and superb understanding of things strategic.”—Airpower Journal“A VIEW FROM THE NERVE CENTER COMPLETE WITH TELLING PERSONAL ANECDOTES.”—Journal Inquirer (Manchester, CT)“Twining adds notably to the literature on Guadalcanal and provides one of the best accounts of war as seen from the perspective of the often maligned yet absolutely indispensable headquarters staff.”—Booklist“CANDID AND REVEALING.”—Publishers Weekly
good read Have read Hornfischer, Leckie, Sledge, Phillips and this one is right up there. Certainly a different viewpoint from the enlisted man or historian; good read.. Ben Kuhn said A general's staff view of the battle. Being more of a fan of the actual combatants view of the battle i was not interested in this viewpoint from a man who did no fighting, only planning. The book gives a good view of future marine corps commandant general Vandegrift. This book is not a fighting man's book but one from the point of vi. "A Marine officer's WW2 memories" according to Michael J. Mazza. "No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal," by Merrill B. Twining, is a memoir by a U.S. Marine Corps officer who served on the headquarters staff of the First Marine Division during World War II. The book is edited by Neil G. Carey and features a foreword by Lieut. Gen. Victor H. Krulak, USMC (
Kelly Turner, commander of the amphibious forces, and the bone-deep hostility toward the Marines by Army authorities who later campaigned to abolish the corps. Vandergrift, ordered the log to be burned when he thought the unit was going to be forced into the island's interior for a last-ditch stand. From Publishers Weekly The author of this candid and revealing memoir served as the 1st Marine Division's operations officer during the 1942 battle for Guadalcanal, one of the major campaigns of WWII. Setting straight the historical record, Twining here reveals that the division's commanding officer, Maj. Gen. He also discusses the inept interference of Rear Adm. A.A. Illustrations. . The literature of the campaign is based largely on his after-action report, which, as he now discloses, was written under severe handicaps, including malaria and the lack of an operations log. Frank Jack Fletcher, for his decision to withdraw t