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William B. Breuer Feuding Allies The Private Wars of the High Command
Wiley 1995 0471122521 / 9780471122524 Hardcover New in New dust jacket
New. No remainder marks. Display copy; light shelf wear. Professional service from a Main street bookstore. ; 1.29 x 9.42 x 6.34 Inches; 352 pages; "A first-class historian." —The Wall Street Journal Praise for William Breuer's Previous Works THE GREAT RAID ON CABANATUAN "An exciting narrative presented by a first-rate storyteller." —Publishers Weekly "Absorbing reading. . . . The book's great virtue is that it allows a number of the rapidly diminishing band of the survivors of the whole experience to have their say." —Booklist RETAKING THE PHILIPPINES "Vivid . . . Skillfully written." —Los Angeles Times GERONIMO "Brings to life how airborne soldiers survived, how the human will prevails . . . Against overwhelming enemies, tactical failures, and even death." —The New York Times RACE TO THE MOON "Another smasher by Breuer, who specializes in thrilling reports of WWII spycraft and warfare." —Kirkus Reviews DEVIL BOATS "Fast-paced, detailed, and satisfyingly dramatic." —World War II magazine It was an historic alliance between nations at war determined to defeat the Axis armies. But behind the facade of solidarity, other conflicts raged. Driven to halt the forces that had overrun Europe, Asia, and Africa, the British and the Americans argued over every command and strategy, neither side trusted the Soviets, and the French griped incessantly. William B. Breuer's dramatic behind-the-scenes narrative reveals for the first time the full extent of the internal conflict that ripped through the high command. British commanders thought the Americans too anxious to open a western front in Europe—to prove the point they gave the go-ahead to a suicidal assault on France. American commanders believed the British were stalling for time to bleed the Soviets to improve England's position in postwar Europe. General Douglas MacArthur, whose war in the Pacific took a backseat under the "Germany first" strategy, had bitter differences of opinion with almost everyone in the U. S. Command, particularly the navy admirals he had to fight alongside. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, the British commander of Allied ground forces, was roundly de-spised by the American generals for his haughty self-righteous attitude and cautious approach. And General Dwight Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied troops, faced the near-impossible task of assuaging the enormous egos of the Allied military and government leaders, keeping the coalition together, and at the same time, winning the war. Feuding Allies is a gripping story of wrangling, backstabbing, rivalries, and jealousies. This fast-paced account sheds new light on the most charismatic and renowned figures of World War II—Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, de Gaulle, Eisenhower, MacArthur, Patton, and Montgomery—and reveals just how high passions ran on the road to victory.
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William B. Breuer Vendetta! Fidel Castro and the Kennedy Brothers
Wiley 1998 047118456X / 9780471184560 Hardcover New with no dust jacket
New pictorial hardcover with no remainder mark. No DJ-as issued. Professional service from a Main Street bookstore. ; 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.5 Inches; 278 pages; 1960. As the Cold War reaches its height, so does postwar prosperity, and the American people celebrate their optimism by electing as president the young, charismatic John F. Kennedy. Just 90 miles from the United States, the Cuban people are celebrating the rise of Fidel Castro, their own young and charismatic populist leader who overthrew Batista's oppressive regime. Around the world, a rising tide of Communism is absorbing one country after another. President Kennedy, vowing to keep Communism out of the Western Hemisphere, knows he must confront Castro. It will mean not only testing his own resolve, but maintaining a precarious balancing act. Kennedy cannot allow the United States to be seen as weak, yet he cannot be too aggressive and risk nuclear annihilation. How then to weaken Castro's grip on Cuba—without forcing a showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union? With the aid of his attorney general, his younger brother Robert, the new president, in effect, declares a secret war against Fidel Castro, enlisting the CIA and Cuban refugees. During the next few years, the Kennedys and Castro engage in the most dangerous and covert duel of the Cold War, a fierce vendetta that will take the world to the brink of nuclear confrontation. Now, in this powerful, eye-opening new book, William B. Breuer reveals the startling truth behind the Cuban crisis of the early 1960s. From the Bay of Pigs to Guantánamo Bay and the October '62 missile crisis, Breuer exposes how John and Robert Kennedy worked together to expand the clandestine, sometimes illegal activities to eliminate Castro. Vendetta! Is a riveting account of recent history, complete with spies, saboteurs, guerrillas, murder plots, and kidnappings, told in the hard-hitting, dramatic style that has won the author critical acclaim as a chronicler of military intrigue. Based on new firsthand interviews with many of the people who directed and participated in the Kennedys' secret war, Vendetta! Includes candid recollections from a host of government officials who are talking about these events for the first time, among them, W. Raymond Wannall, former assistant director of the FBI, and Theodore Shackley, the CIA official who directed the covert actions from Miami. As this fascinating chapter of modern day intrigue unfolds, we are swept into the middle of the action, from tense conferences in the Oval Office to terrifying encounters at Guantánamo Bay, where American-backed forces stood outnumbered and surrounded by Cuban troops. Vendetta! Is William B. Breuer at his very best—real-life espionage, political fact and folly, thrilling adventure, and intrigue. Critical Acclaim for William B. Breuer SHADOW WARRIORS "Absorbing . . . With colorful yarns . . . As suitable for serious students of history as for fans of cloak-and-dagger mayhem, military style." —Publishers Weekly "An engrossing tale of unsung heroes and high-risk missions . . . Penetrates the little-known espionage, propaganda, and guerrilla operations of the Korean War." —Kirkus Reviews FEUDING ALLIES "A valuable resource . . . Highly recommended." —Booklist
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