S3·E9 General Omar Bradley

He took a nation of raw recruits and turned them into the finest fighting force in history: The United States Army of World War II. When Pearl Harbor plunged America into war, the nation was unprepared to fight. Yet within months, G.I.s were tearing through North Africa, ready to storm Europe. General Bradley was the military genius who made the American assault possible. Called "The finest Group Commander in any nation's ground forces" by General George Marshall, here is the story of Bradley's brilliant military career. Made with the cooperation of the archives of the U.S. Naval Institute, this program includes government footage of the training exercises that prepared the nation for war, and interviews with the men Bradley commanded. Discover the dramatic behind-the-scenes story of the strategic mastermind who helped change the course of World War II.