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Wedemeyer's legacy as the main planner of the D-Day invasion is almost completely forgotten today, eclipsed by politics and the capriciousness of human nature.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49583816278289,"sku":"GOR010334598","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/161200069X.jpg?v=1750763417"},{"product_id":"good-stranger-s-sancocho-surprise-el-sancocho-sorpresa-del-buen-desconocido-bili-book-john-j-mclaughlin-9780997290493","title":"The Good Stranger's Sancocho Surprise\/El sancocho sorpresa del buen desconocido (Bilingual Edition)","description":"\"A story of great cario and hope- one we sorely need in these times of divisiveness, fear, and separation. Seemingly humble in setting, McLaughlin's story is a luminous and generous parable of how we can all come together as a human(e) familia on our planetary island home. McLaughlin reveals \"the true secret of living...\" Read The Good Stranger's Sancocho Surprise and find out that secret, and then invite others to feast at this story's table. Ruddy Nez' illustrations add flavor and sabor to this luscious tale. The bilingual text allows readers- across the divide of language, country, and culture- to join together in the feast. A modern fable with old roots, to be shared with those you love and especially with any stranger who comes to your door.                                                             -Julia Alvarez is the author of novels, books for young readers, and poetry. Her latest titles include, Afterlife, a novel and Already a Butterfly: A Meditation Story   \"Una historia de cario y esperanza que tanto necesitamos en estos tiempos de divisin, miedo y separacin. Desarrollada en un escenario humilde en apariencia, la historia de McLaughlin es una parbola luminosa y generosa de cmo podemos vivir como una familia humana y humanitaria en nuestra isla planetaria. McLaughlin revela \"el verdadero secreto de la vida...\". Lee El sancocho sorpresa del buen desconocido para descubrirlo y luego invita a otros al festn de esta historia. Las ilustraciones de Ruddy Nez aaden sabor y aroma a este delicioso cuento. El texto bilinge permite a los lectores a unirse a la fiesta ms all de las fronteras del idioma, el pas y la cultura. Una fbula moderna con races antiguas para compartir con tus seres queridos y especialmente con cualquier extrao que se acerque a tu puerta\".          -Julia lvarez es autora de novelas, libros para jvenes lectores y poesa. 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As the only American to attend, he was thus the only ranking officer in the US who recognised the revolutionary tactics of Blitzkrieg once they were unleashed, and he knew how to respond.  As US involvement in the European conflagration approached, Wedemeyer was taken under the wing of George C. Marshall in Washington, but although he conceived the plans for US mobilisation, to his great disappointment he was not appointed to field command once the invasion commenced; further, he had run afoul of Winston Churchill due to the latter's insistence on emphasising the Mediterranean theatre in 1943.  Perhaps because of Churchill's animosity, Wedemeyer was transferred to the Burma-China theatre, where a year later he would replace General Stilwell. Ultimately, Wedemeyer's service in the Asian theatre became far more significant, though less known. Had the US political establishment listened to Wedemeyer on China during the years 1943-48, it is possible China would not have been lost to the Communists and would have been a functioning US ally from the start, thus eliminating the likelihood of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52765776838929,"sku":"GOR014611435","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53063233896721,"sku":"CIN1636240496G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781636240497.jpg?v=1763641238"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-john-j-mclaughlin.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}