Yanks: The Heroes Who Won the First World War and Made the American Century

by H. W. Crocker III

Overview

Bestselling military historian H. W. Crocker III (The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War, Robert E. Lee on Leadership, etc.) now turns his guns on the epic story of America’s involvement in the First World War with his new book Yanks.

Readers will learn how George S. Patton, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall (of the Marshall Plan), "Wild Bill" Donovan (future founder of the OSS, the World War II precursor to the CIA), Harry S. Truman, and many other American heroes earned their military spurs in "The Great War".

Stirring, and full of brilliantly told stories of men at war, Yanks will be the essential book for readers interested in rediscovering America's role in the First World War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621576242
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	04/03/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

H. W. Crocker III is the bestselling author of the prize-winning comic novel The Old Limey, the Custer of the West series, and several historical works, including Triumph, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire, The Yanks Are Coming!, and Robert E. Lee on Leadership. His journalism has appeared in National Review, the American Spectator, Crisis, the National Catholic Register, the Washington Times, and many other outlets. A native of San Diego and educated in California and England, he is married to a former cheerleader and lives in seclusion in the Deep South.