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Major General Maurice Rose: World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander. By Steven L. Ossad and Don R. Marsh. Lanham, Md.: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0-87833-308-8. Maps. Photographs. Illustrations. Notes. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxiv, 436. $27.95.
As distinguished historian Martin Blumenson notes in his Foreword, Steven Ossad and veteran Don Marsh have written a biography of General Maurice Rose, the famed American armor commander, "with sensitivity and skill" (p. xii). Rose was raised in Denver, the son of a Jewish businessman (and later rabbi). After serving in World War I, he decided to make a career in the Army and gained distinction in World War II by commanding Combat Command A of the 2nd Armored Division in Sicily and in Normandy, and then serving as Commanding General of the 3rd "Spearhead" Armored Division after the breakout.
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