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Lemay : A Biography by Barrett Tillman (2007, Hardcover)
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PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101403971358
ISBN-139781403971357
eBay Product ID (ePID)47962250
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Book TitleLemay : a Biography
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, Military / United States, Military
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBarrett Tillman
Book SeriesGreat Generals Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.9 in
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LCCN2006-047524
ReviewsPraise for previous books in the Great Generals series: "Like Patton at his best: polished, precise and persuasive."--Kirkus Reviews "A solid description of the most effective Union general. Grant has been consistently underestimated and Mosier helps correct that."--Newt Gingrich, He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century., Praise for previous books in the Great Generals series: "Like Patton at his best: polished, precise and persuasive."--"Kirkus Reviews""A solid description of the most effective Union general. Grant has been consistently underestimated and Mosier helps correct that."--Newt Gingrich, "Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men."--Carl Rollyson, The New York Sun "[Tillman] retrieves some of the enduring lessons of leadership that can be learned from one of America's greatest airmen...[and] skillfully blends elements from LeMay's personal and professional lives with the historical, providing a remarkably nuanced appreciation for this greatest of bomber generals." - Naval War College Review "A good start for anyone unfamiliar with this most influential airman of World War II."--Clayton Chun, WWII "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century."-- Robert F. Dorr, author of Air Combat and columnist for the Air Force Times "A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership."--Walter J. Boyne, author of Roaring Thunder and former Director, National Air & Space Museum "Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander."--Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author of Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War, "Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men." -- Carl Rollyson, The New York Sun "[Tillman] retrieves some of the enduring lessons of leadership that can be learned from one of America's greatest airmen...[and] skillfully blends elements from LeMay's personal and professional lives with the historical, providing a remarkably nuanced appreciation for this greatest of bomber generals." -- Naval War College Review "A good start for anyone unfamiliar with this most influential airman of World War II." -- Clayton Chun, WWII "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century." -- Robert F. Dorr, author of Air Combat and columnist for the Air Force Times "A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership." -- Walter J. Boyne, author of Roaring Thunder and former Director, National Air & Space Museum "Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander." -- Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author of Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War "Tillman's dazzling achievement here is to penetrate not just the life, but the inner persona of LeMay, the greatest air commander of World War II and the Cold War. In pages that echo with perfect pitch LeMay's own direct and confident voice, emerges the story of the man who was far more than the Neanderthal who learned to fly. Love him or hate him, LeMay remains a true leader--a man who led from the front and who listened far more than he spoke." -- Richard B. Frank, author of MacArthur, Downfall, and Guadalcanal, Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander., [Tillman] retrieves some of the enduring lessons of leadership that can be learned from one of America's greatest airmen...[and] skillfully blends elements from LeMay's personal and professional lives with the historical, providing a remarkably nuanced appreciation for this greatest of bomber generals., A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership., "Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men."--Carl Rollyson, The New York Sun "[Tillman] retrieves some of the enduring lessons of leadership that can be learned from one of America's greatest airmen...[and] skillfully blends elements from LeMay's personal and professional lives with the historical, providing a remarkably nuanced appreciation for this greatest of bomber generals." - Naval War College Review "A good start for anyone unfamiliar with this most influential airman of World War II."--Clayton Chun, WWII "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century."-- Robert F. Dorr, author of Air Combat and columnist for the Air Force Times "A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership."--Walter J. Boyne, author of Roaring Thunder and former Director, National Air & Space Museum "Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander."--Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author of Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War "Tillman's dazzling achievement here is to penetrate not just the life, but the inner persona of LeMay, the greatest air commander of World War II and the Cold War. In pages that echo with perfect pitch LeMay's own direct and confident voice, emerges the story of the man who was far more than the Neanderthal who learned to fly. Love him or hate him, LeMay remains a true leader-a man who led from the front and who listened far more than he spoke."-Richard B. Frank, author of MacArthur , Downfall , and Guadalcanal, Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men., Tillman's dazzling achievement here is to penetrate not just the life, but the inner persona of LeMay, the greatest air commander of World War II and the Cold War. In pages that echo with perfect pitch LeMay's own direct and confident voice, emerges the story of the man who was far more than the Neanderthal who learned to fly. Love him or hate him, LeMay remains a true leader--a man who led from the front and who listened far more than he spoke., "Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men."--Carl Rollyson,The New York Sun "A good start for anyone unfamiliar with this most influential airman of World War II."--Clayton Chun,WWII "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century."-- Robert F. Dorr, author ofAir Combatand columnist for theAir Force Times "A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership."--Walter J. Boyne, author ofRoaring Thunderand former Director, National Air & Space Museum "Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander."--Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author ofTaking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War , "Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men."--Carl Rollyson, "The New York Sun""" "A good start for anyone unfamiliar with this most influential airman of World War II."--Clayton Chun, " WWII" "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century."-- Robert F. Dorr, author of "Air Combat" and columnist for the "Air Force Times """ "A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership."--Walter J. Boyne, author of "Roaring Thunder "and former Director, National Air & SpaceMuseum "Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander."--Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author of "Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War", "Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men."--Carl Rollyson,The New York Sun "[Tillman] retrieves some of the enduring lessons of leadership that can be learned from one of America's greatest airmen...[and] skillfully blends elements from LeMay's personal and professional lives with the historical, providing a remarkably nuanced appreciation for this greatest of bomber generals." - Naval War College Review "A good start for anyone unfamiliar with this most influential airman of World War II."--Clayton Chun,WWII "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century."-- Robert F. Dorr, author ofAir Combatand columnist for theAir Force Times "A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership."--Walter J. Boyne, author ofRoaring Thunderand former Director, National Air & Space Museum "Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander."--Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author ofTaking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War , "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century."-- Robert F. Dorr, author ofAir Combatand columnist for theAir Force Times "A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership."--Walter J. Boyne, author ofRoaring Thunderand former Director, National Air & Space Museum "Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander."--Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author ofTaking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War , 'He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional - a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century.' - Robert F. Dorr, author of Air Combat and columnist for the Air Force Times 'A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership.' - Walter J. Boyne, author of Roaring Thunder and former Director, National Air& Space Museum 'Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander.' - Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author of Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War 'Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men.' - Carl Rollyson, The New York Sun, "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century."-- Robert F. Dorr, author of "Air Combat" and columnist for the "Air Force Times ""A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership."--Walter J. Boyne, author of "Roaring Thunder "and former Director, National Air & Space Museum "Thorough, balanced, and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander."--Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author of "Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War", "Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men."--Carl Rollyson, The New York Sun "[Tillman] retrieves some of the enduring lessons of leadership that can be learned from one of America's greatest airmen...[and] skillfully blends elements from LeMay's personal and professional lives with the historical, providing a remarkably nuanced appreciation for this greatest of bomber generals." - Naval War College Review "A good start for anyone unfamiliar with this most influential airman of World War II."--Clayton Chun, WWII "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century."-- Robert F. Dorr, author of Air Combat and columnist for the Air Force Times "A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership."--Walter J. Boyne, author of Roaring Thunder and former Director, National Air & Space Museum "Thorough, balanced,and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander."--Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author of Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War "Tillman's dazzling achievement here is to penetrate not just the life, but the inner persona of LeMay, the greatest air commander of World War II and the Cold War. In pages that echo with perfect pitch LeMay's own direct and confident voice, emerges the story of the man who was far more than the Neanderthal who learned to fly. Love him or hate him, LeMay remains a true leader-a man who led from the front and who listened far more than he spoke."-Richard B. Frank, author of MacArthur , Downfall , and Guadalcanal, "Mr. Tillman finds much to admire in LeMay, a general who led his own bomber missions and was more familiar with flying equipment than his own men."--Carl Rollyson, The New York Sun "[Tillman] retrieves some of the enduring lessons of leadership that can be learned from one of America's greatest airmen...[and] skillfully blends elements from LeMay's personal and professional lives with the historical, providing a remarkably nuanced appreciation for this greatest of bomber generals." - Naval War College Review "A good start for anyone unfamiliar with this most influential airman of World War II."--Clayton Chun, WWII "He was the nation's top bomber hero. Yet Curtis E. LeMay is often portrayed as one-dimensional--a gruff, cigar-chomping brute. The man who defined combat leadership in the European war, wielded the B-29 Superfortress against Japan, and shaped the postwar Strategic Air Command, was far more complex than his detractors claim. Barrett Tillman, one of America's top history writers, gives us an authentic feel for LeMay and for the way LeMay left his mark on the twentieth century."-- Robert F. Dorr, author of Air Combat and columnist for the Air Force Times "A brilliant book! Barrett Tillman describes the true magnitude of LeMay's achievements, while rendering the first posthumous biography of a complex, controversial figure. Objective and beautifully written, this portrait of history's greatest air commander is an absolute must for every aviation or military historian and for anyone interested in leadership."--Walter J. Boyne, author of Roaring Thunder and former Director, National Air & Space Museum "Thorough, balanced,and insightful, Barrett Tillman's masterful biography of Curtis LeMay is a long-overdue and thought-provoking study, one certain to become a standard reference on the life and work of America's most famous and controversial combat bomber commander."--Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Aviation Historian, author of Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age from Antiquity Through the First World War
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal358.40092
Table Of ContentWings * Bombers * Europe * China * Marianas * Postwar * CinCSAC * Washington * Retirement * Debrief Wings * Bombers * Europe * China * Marianas * Postwar * CinCSAC * Washington * Retirement * Debrief
SynopsisLeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was responsible for tens of thousands of civilian deaths--a fact he liked to celebrate by smoking Cuban cigars. But LeMay was also the man who single-handedly transformed the American air force from a ramshackle team of poorly trained and badly equipped pilots into one of the fiercest and most efficient weapons of the war. Over the last decades, most U.S. military missions were carried out entirely through the employment of the Air Force; this is LeMay's legacy. Packed with breathtaking battles in the air and inspiring leadership tactics on the ground, LeMay will keep readers on their edge of their seats., LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was responsible for tens of thousands of civilian deaths--a fact he liked to celebrate by smoking Cuban cigars. But LeMay was also the man who single-handedly transformed the American air force from a ramshackle team of poorly trained and badly equipped pilots into one of the fiercest and most efficient weapons of the war. Over the last decades, most U.S. military missions were carried out entirely through the employment of the Air Force; this is LeMay's legacy. Packed with breathtaking battles in the air and inspiring leadership tactics on the ground, "LeMay" will keep readers on their edge of their seats., The latest book in the Great Generals Series with Wesley Clark features the controversial command and strategies of the Air Force Chief of Staff
LC Classification NumberE745.L42T54 2007
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- 25 Sep, 2016
Overview of one of America's top Air Force Generals
Highlights career of General Lemay. Not too detailed as it is basically a resume of his accomplishments in the military, especially during WW 2 and the cold war.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 May, 2024
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