Top Sergeant

by William G. Bainbridge, Dan Cragg, Bainbrid

Book Overview

Beginning with his humble origins as an Illinois farm boy and son of a "dirt farmer," Bill Bainbridge's Top Sergeant is the only memoir of an enlisted man's rise to the most senior NCO position in the U.S. Army. In a military career spanning more than three decades, Bill Bainbridge saw service in three wars, fought in two of them, and was captured in one. In France in World War II, Bainbridge served with A Company, 423rd Infantry of the 106th Infantry...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449908925
• ISBN13: 9780449908921
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A Book That Gives Valuable Insights And Anecdotes

My brother gave me this book a few months ago and I finally made time to read it - and I'm glad I did. This book is full of great information about the life of a great soldier. It contains information that leaders in all walks of life - military and civilian - will benefit from. It also gives some great insight on Army life. I spent eight years in the Navy and was fortunate to work for several NCOs and Officers that shared Mr.Bainbridge's view on leadership - they really knew how to treat their men. I might have enjoyed it even more had it contained more personal information - not very many details are given into home or family life unless it relates to the subjects military life. Overall, a very down-to-earth account of life that many would do well to emulate in both character and content.