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Charles B. MacDonald

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born

December 04, 1922 in Little Rock, South Carolina, The United States

died

November 23, 1990

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Military History, Biographies & Memoirs

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Charles B. MacDonald was a former Deputy Chief Historian for the United States Army. He wrote several of the Army's official histories of World War II.

After graduating from Presbyterian College, MacDonald was commissioned as a US Army officer through the Army ROTC and deployed to Europe. By September 1944, as a 21 year old Captain , he commanded a rifle company in the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. MacDonald received the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.

His first book, ''Company Commander'', was published in 1947, while his wartime experiences were fresh in his mind.

MacDonald wrote the final volume of the Green Series on the European Theatre, ''The Last Offensive''. He retired as Deputy Chief Historian, United States Army Ce...more

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Average rating: 4.06 · 387 ratings · 26 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II 4.06 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1947 — 9 editions	My rating:
	A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge 4.14 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Mighty Endeavor: The American War In Europe 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1992	My rating:
	Battle/huertgen Fores 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1985	My rating:
	The Battle Of The Bulge 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	The Mighty Endeavor: The American War In Europe 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1995	My rating:
	European Theater of Operations: the Siegfried Line Campaign 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	European Theater of Operations: the Siegfried Line Campaign 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Three Battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt by Charles B. MacDonald, Sidney T. Mathews 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1966	My rating:
	Victory in Europe, 1945: The Last Offensive of World War II 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	My rating:

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