Omar Bradley

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, when the United States was preparing its visionary plan for nurturing democratic capitalism abroad, Gen. Omar Bradley said, "It is time to steer by the stars, and not by the lights of each passing ship."

A Manifesto for Sustainable Capitalism Al Gore 2011

Congratulations poured in from other flag officers who had treated him warily in the past, such as Omar Bradley and Beetle Smith.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

Congratulations poured in from other flag officers who had treated him warily in the past, such as Omar Bradley and Beetle Smith.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

He shows how men like Omar Bradley, "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, Courtney Hodges and their peers were selected and deployed—and how they kept their jobs.

Casting the Plan For Victory 2012

The terrors of entering the just-liberated camps with their hellish scenes—the film provides striking footage, more extensive than the usual documentary clips, of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower doing just that, with Gen. Omar Bradley just behind him—caused him, he tells the filmmakers, to create a self-defense mechanism.

A Nazi Story That Still Surprises Dorothy Rabinowitz 2011

A personal favorite is William Manchester's acid life of Douglas MacArthur, "American Caesar" 1978, which shows us an ego so inflated that he could not find room in the entire Pacific for Omar Bradley, who had succeeded himself out of a job in Europe.

An American Triple Threat Michael Burleigh 2011

General Omar Bradley gave a speech right after President Truman had signed a presidential order integrating the military, in which he said it would essentially destroy the Army.

Chris Weigant: Memorializing Second-Class Soldiers 2010

Karl Malden provides stellar support as Patton's more measured but equally brilliant colleague General Omar Bradley, but this is Scott's show all the way, as evidenced by his winning the Best Actor Oscar, an award he turned down on principle (he called the Oscar ceremonies a "meat market").

John Farr: For Memorial Day, the Best War Movies Ever 2010

And when he does get back into the war after the invasion of Normandy, he finds that he is subordinate to Omar Bradley.

Military Historian Writes Of Wars Past And Present 2010

For example, when President Harry Truman ordered the military to integrate, only 13 percent of the troops supported his decision and General Omar Bradley told him it would ruin the Army.

Now Is the Time for Gates and Mullen to Repeal 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Lawrence Korb 2010