John C. McManus, author portrait
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John C. McManus

John C. McManus is an award-winning professor, author, and military historian, and a leading expert on the history of the American combat experience. He is the Curators' Distinguished Professor of U.S. Military History at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and is currently in residence at the U.S. Naval Academy as the Leo A. Shifrin Chair of Naval and Military History. His critically acclaimed books on World War II include Deadly Sky, September Hope, and The Dead and Those About to Die.
Fire and Fortitude
Deadly Sky
The Dead and Those About to Die
September Hope
Grunts

Books

Fire and Fortitude
Deadly Sky
The Dead and Those About to Die
September Hope
Grunts

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