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1 online resource (28 min.) |
| Series |
Big picture ; episode 471 |
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American history in video
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| Summary |
From the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series, 1950-1975 |
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"Since the creation of the National Security Act in 1947, which might be considered to coincide with the beginning of the modern Army, four men have held down the role of "top soldier"--The awesomely demanding job of Army Chief of Staff. In this episode, the camera's attention is focused on the lives of these four generals and their contributions to the Army. The first of these four generals is General J. Lawton Collins who picked up the nickname "Lightning Joe" when he commanded the 25th Infantry Division in Guadalcanal in 1943. General Collins was succeeded in the Office of Chief of Staff by a West Point classmate--Class of 1917--General Matthew B. Ridgway. Ridgway's outfit during World War II was the 82nd Airborne Division. General Ridgway's successor was another officer who, like him, had emerged from World War II as a spectacular commander of airborne troops--General Maxwell D. Taylor. After General Taylor, came the man who occupies the office of "Top Soldier," General Lyman L. Lemnitzer. On film, "Top Soldier" becomes an excitingly-made and excellently written documentary about Army leadership."--National Archives and Records Administration |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Department of the Army. General Staff.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Department of the Army. General Staff. fast (OCoLC)fst01852999 |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Short films.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Nonfiction films.
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Short films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Courts métrages.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Collins, J. Lawton (Joseph Lawton)
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Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993.
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Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987.
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Lemnitzer, Lyman L. (Lyman Louis), 1899-1988.
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United States. Department of the Army.
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United States. Army Pictorial Center.
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