Book #52779

The Desert Generals

Correlli Barnett
Book #52779 The Desert Generals. Correlli Barnett.

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Publisher: New York: The Viking Press, 1961.

An edition in Very Good condition with page edge soiling and some bumping to the corners in a Very Good- dust-jacket that is scuffed, worn around the creases, mildly soiled and has a large chip missing from the lower front rear ; and Schweitzer

Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn, Jr. is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. He's also a brilliant and confident officer who, in 1978, is given command of a company of the 101st Airborne Division. Glenn's new unit is stationed in the desert of Saudi Arabia, where they are tasked with defending the kingdom from a possible Soviet invasion.

Glenn and his men face difficult conditions and overwhelming odds. But they also demonstrate great courage and patriotism in the face of danger. The Desert Generals is the story of Glenn's inspiring journey from young officer to leader of a unit that accomplished great things during one of the most difficult periods in U.S. history.; 8vo; 320 pages; TBC FSA.

Price: $40.00