One Hundred Lives, 1939–1945

One hundred careers.
The record behind them.

The reputation is a claim.
The record is the check.

100 operational commanders: Army, Army Air Forces, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard.

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Cover of US Command — One Hundred Lives, 1939–1945.

What you get

The book, in files.

  • 889-page fixed-layout PDF
  • 100 chapters, every one on the same data-page structure — commands, campaigns, decorations, fate, disputed claim
  • About 188,000 words of researched text
  • 716 archive photographs in original form, credited
  • Clickable contents and indexes

Free with your orderUS Command in Colour, 526 pages.

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Real pages from the PDF.

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Data page — Lucian K. Truscott Jr.

The Lucian K. Truscott Jr. data page from US Command, with portrait, dated ranks and panels for commands, campaigns, decorations and fate, above the disputed claim.

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The data pageEvery chapter opens the same way: commands, campaigns, decorations, fate, and the one claim the documents do not settle. A hundred careers you can read side by side.

Narrative spread — Truscott, pages 128–129

Pages 128 and 129 of US Command: the Truscott data page facing the opening of his narrative.

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The narrativeThe career in order, with the disagreements between sources printed rather than averaged.

Photograph spread — Patton, pages 90–91

Pages 90 and 91 of US Command: captioned black-and-white archive photographs of George S. Patton Jr., each with its credit line.

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The photographsOriginal-form images, each with its caption and archive credit.
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The archive original: George S. Patton Jr. shaking hands with Bernard Montgomery in a field, a third American officer looking on, in black and white.Archive originalColour interpretation
Drag to compare. Same photograph. Colour is interpreted, not recovered.

The colour volume is a generative interpretation of the same 716 photographs, not recovered or authentic wartime colour. The originals are in US Command. It does not repeat the full profiles.

Before you buy

Practical details.

What files do I receive?

US Command (889-page PDF) plus US Command in Colour (526-page PDF) free with the order. Both DRM-free. No EPUB.

What if I don’t like it?

There is a 30-day money-back guarantee. Buy it, read it, and if it isn’t what you wanted, request the refund through Gumroad.

Is the colour PDF the main book with coloured pages?

No. Separate image-led gallery. It does not repeat the narratives.

Are the colour images authentic period colour?

No. Generative interpretations of the same 716 photographs. The originals are in the main book.

What device?

Tablet, laptop or desktop. Fixed-layout. Main ~66 MB, colour ~195 MB.

How is it delivered?

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US Command

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889-page PDF, and US Command in Colour (526 pages) free with the order.

  • 100 chapters, same data page
  • ~188,000 words
  • 716 archive photographs
  • PDF (no EPUB)
  • Free: US Command in Colour, 526 pages

About the colour: US Command in Colour is a generative interpretation of the same photographs — not recovered or authentic wartime colour. The originals are in US Command, and it does not repeat the full profiles.

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