{"product_id":"taking-command-isbn-9780451229830","title":"Taking Command","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The crux of the fighting was the place I headed for.\" -General J. Lawton Collins \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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...\u003cb\u003eH. Paul Jeffers\u003c\/b\u003e was a journalist and the author of more than 50 books, including \u003ci\u003eTheodore Roosevelt, Jr.: The Life of a War Hero\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eColonel Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt Goes to War, 1897–1898\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCommissioner Roosevelt\u003c\/i\u003e; and a true-crime bestseller, \u003ci\u003eSal Mineo: His Life, Murder, and Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2009.","brand":"Dutton Caliber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304292831461,"sku":"NP9780451229830","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451229830.jpg?v=1767737736","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/taking-command-isbn-9780451229830","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}