Taking Command

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...