Description: Nine from Aberdeen is the first academic history solely devoted to the US Army's Ordnance Bomb Disposal Branch from World War II. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, nine US Army officers and sergeants were sent from Aberdeen Proving Ground to war-torn England in order to learn the invaluable technical skills pioneered by the British Royal E
Brief description: Jeffrey M. Leatherwood holds a PhD in United States History from West Virginia University. Leatherwood is currently employed by WVU's Eberly College of Arts and Sciences as a full-time lecturer in History and the Humanities. The author is also an adjunct instructor for the American Military University, teaching a variety of undergraduate and graduate military history courses, including the Pacific Theater of World War II. Nine from Aberdeen is his first book.