An Army at Dawn I

Ah, here’s a fun fact I learned earlier today that I instantly thought of sharing with you. From the Prologue of Rick Atkinson’s An Army at Dawn, my reading material for the next six weeks or so:

“In September 1939, the U.S. Army had ranked seventeenth in the world in size and combat power, just behind Romania.”

Wow! 75 years ago Dracula could’ve spanked us in a limited military engagement.

Only five percent in, and I love this book. Can’t put it down, can’t wait to read more of it. Probably sneak in a chapter or two during the girls’ birthday party tomorrow.

Good reading, all!