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Major General Maurice Rose
Ossad, Steven L.; Marsh, Don R.
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Description for Major General Maurice Rose
Paperback. Major General Maurice Rose (1899-1945) is the highest-ranking American Jewish officer ever killed in battle, and the only individual casualty to spark a War Crimes Investigation. This book tells the story of Rose's life from his childhood as a son of a rabbi, through his experiences in World War I to his rise as America's answer to Rommel. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Major General Maurice Rose (1899-1945), commander of 3rd Amored, First Army's legendary "Spearhead" division, was the highest-ranking American Jewish officer ever killed in battle, and the only individual casualty to spark a War Crimes Investigation. This, the first and only biography of this important World War II figure, tells the dramatic story of Rose's life—-from his childhood as a son of a rabbi, through his experiences in World War I and in the U.S. cavalry, to his meteoric rise as America's answer to Rommel. In 1943, Rose negotiated and accepted the surrender of the German Army in Tunisia, the first ... Read more
Major General Maurice Rose (1899-1945), commander of 3rd Amored, First Army's legendary "Spearhead" division, was the highest-ranking American Jewish officer ever killed in battle, and the only individual casualty to spark a War Crimes Investigation. This, the first and only biography of this important World War II figure, tells the dramatic story of Rose's life—-from his childhood as a son of a rabbi, through his experiences in World War I and in the U.S. cavalry, to his meteoric rise as America's answer to Rommel. In 1943, Rose negotiated and accepted the surrender of the German Army in Tunisia, the first ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1955
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781589793514
SKU
V9781589793514
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About Ossad, Steven L.; Marsh, Don R.
Steven L. Ossad lives in New York City. Don R. Marsh, a World War II veteran who served under General Rose, lives in Tustin, California. Martin Blumenson, editor of The Patton Papers and author of Patton: The Man Behind the Legend, 1885-1945, lives in Washington, D.C.
Reviews for Major General Maurice Rose
In this outstanding, first-rate biography, Ossad and Marsh have chronicled the life of an authentic American hero. Their thorough investigation reveals, for the first time, a full account of Rose's untimely death in 1945. Highly recommended.
Carlo D'Este, best-selling author of Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life and Patton: A Genius for War A complete and compelling narrative that covers the ... Read more
Carlo D'Este, best-selling author of Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life and Patton: A Genius for War A complete and compelling narrative that covers the ... Read more