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""The crux of the fighting was the place I headed for."" -General J. Lawton Collins Known as ""the GI's general"" and ""Lightning Joe,"" General J. Lawton Collins played no less than a global part in the Allied victory of World War II. Here, for the first time, is the story of an American hero and patriot- a man who earned the admiration of the grunts with whom he shared foxholes and the respect of the highest-ranking generals. Collins was a true leader of men with his iron-clad devotion to duty, his genuine concern for those under his command, and his seemingly unending drive to defend his nation against all enemies-no matter where the fight took him...

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H. Paul Jefferswas a journalist and the author of more than 50 books, includingTheodore Roosevelt, Jr.- The Life of a War Hero;Colonel Roosevelt- Theodore Roosevelt Goes to War, 1897-1898;Commissioner Roosevelt; and a true-crime bestseller,Sal Mineo- His Life, Murder, and Mystery. He died in 2009.

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