No Bended Knee
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No Bended Knee by Merrill B Twining
A VIVID NARATIVE . . . A splendid first-person account of the costly campaign that enabled Allied forces to wrest Guadalcanal from the Japanese in World War I's Pacific theater.--Kirkus Reviews
By reading and studying No Bended Knee, the military professional can gain an appreciation for war at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Twining writes as he served his corps--boldly and straightforwardly, with impeccable detail and superb understanding of things strategic.
--Airpower Journal
A VIEW FROM THE NERVE CENTER COMPLETE WITH TELING PERSONAL ANECDOTES.
--Journal Inquirer (Manchester, CT)
Twining adds notably to the literature on Guadalcanal and provides one of the best accounts of war as seen from the perspective of the often maligned yet absolutely indispensable headquarters staff.
--Booklist
CANDID AND REVEALING.
--Publishers Weekly
GEN. MERRIL B. TWINING, USMC (Ret.), was a 1923 graduate of the United States Navel Academy. After planning and executing the Lunga defense as operations officer of the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal, he served with distinction in a wide variety of command and staff assignments before retiring as a four-star general.
From the Paperback edition.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780891416401 |
| ISBN 10 | 0891416404 |
| Title | No Bended Knee |
| Author | Merrill B Twining |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Presidio Press |
| Year published | 1997-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |