Sharpen Your Bayonets: A Biography of Lieutenant General John Wilson Iron Mike ODaniel, Commander, 3rd Infantry Division in World War II [Hardcover]

The first full-length biography of World War II general and Cold Warrior John Wilson Iron Mike ODaniel, featuring the very essence of the man& who spent more time under fire with his front-line troops than behind the safety of his office desk.  ARGunners.comJohn Wilson Iron Mike ODaniel was one of the U.S. Armys great fighting generals of the 20th century. He began his military career with the Delaware Militia in 1914, served on the Mexican border in 1916, received a Distinguished Service Cross in World War I, was Mark Clarks man for hard jobs in the early days of World War II, and commanded the storied 3rd Infantry Division from Anzio to the end of the war in Europe, ending the war in Salzburg after liberating Munich, and Hitlers Berghof and Eagles Nest on the Obersalzberg, Bavaria, Germany. Iron Mike commanded I Corps in Korea 19511952 and ended his career as the Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Vietnam in the early days of American involvement there.LTC Stoy paints a vivid picture of this great American warrior who played an important role in World War II, became an ardent anti-Communist crusader after duty in Moscow as Military Attach? 19481950 as the Cold War intensified, laid the foundation for the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and remained an ardent supporter of President Ngo Dinh Diem while serving as Chairman of the American Friends of Vietnam from his retirement in 1956 until 1963, shortly before Diems assassination.The first full-length biography of World War II general and Cold Warrior John Wilson Iron Mike ODaniel.Now available in paperback is our Leadership in Action series highlights the lives of some of America's greatest military heroes.The first full-length biography of one of the greatest fighting generals of the U.S. Army in the 20th century.Iron Mike served in World War I, World War II, Korea and the early days of American involvement in Vietnam.Commander of the storied 3rd Infantry Division from Anzio tló)