Fighting the Cold War (eBook)

A Soldier’s Memoir

John R. Galvin (Autor)

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2015
568 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-6102-0 (ISBN)

Infos

When four-star general John Rogers Galvin retired from the US Army after forty-four years of distinguished service in 1992, the Washington Post hailed him as a man "e;without peer among living generals."e; In Fighting the Cold War: A Soldier's Memoir, the celebrated soldier, scholar, and statesman recounts his active participation in more than sixty years of international historyfrom the onset of World War II through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the postCold War era.Galvin's illustrious tenure included the rare opportunity to lead two different Department of Defense unified commands: United States Southern Command in Panama from 1985 to 1987 and United States European Command from 1987 to 1992. In his memoir, he recounts fascinating behind-the-scenes anecdotes about his interactions with world leaders, describing encounters such as his experience of watching President Jos Napolen Duarte argue eloquently against US intervention in El Salvador; a private conversation with Pope John Paul II in which the pontiff spoke to him about what it means to be a man of peace; and his discussion with General William Westmoreland about soldiers' conduct in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. In addition, Galvin recalls his complex negotiations with a number of often difficult foreign heads of state, including Manuel Noriega, Augusto Pinochet, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Ratko Mladi.As NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during the tumultuous five years that ended the Cold War, Galvin played a key role in shaping a new era. Fighting the Cold War illuminates his leadership and service as one of America's premier soldier-statesmen, revealing him to be not only a brilliant strategist and consummate diplomat but also a gifted historian and writer who taught and mentored generations of students.

Autor

General John R. Galvin, USA (Ret.), was dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and is the author of The Minute Men: The First Fight: Myths and Realities of the American Revolution; Air Assault: the Development of Airmobile Warfare; and Three Men of Boston: Leadership and Conflict at the Start of the American Revolution. He has received numerous awards, including the Legion of Merit and the Army Distinguished Service Medal.

Inhalt

Foreword by General David H. Petraeus, USA (Ret.)
Preface
Part 1: Pleasant Street
1. The Flashing Eyes
2. Shadows on the Ceiling
3. The Pleasant Street Army
4. If God Was Mad
5. My Nine Lives
Part 2: Army Life
6. West Point: A Time for Testing
7. Fort Benning: Just Like Artillery, Only Bigger
8. Puerto Rico: Schooling
9. Lanceros: Continuen
10. 101st Airborne Division
11. Fort Knox and Ginny
Part 3: War
12. First Vietnam
13. Pentagon: The Papers
14. Second Vietnam: All Roads Lead to Rang Rang
Part 4: Mixed Command and Staff Assignments
15. The Fletcher School
16. Stuttgart: The Big Staffs
17. Belgium: Supreme Commanders Goodpaster and Haig
18. 3rd Infantry Division
19. 8th Infantry Division
20. 24th Infantry Division
21. VII Corps: Warrior Preparation
Part 5: Southern Command
22. Southern Command, Panama
23. Honduras
24. El Salvador
25. Colombia
Part 6: Supreme Commander
26. Buttressing
27. The White House and Nuclear Arms Reduction
28. Conventional Forces in Europe
29. WINTEX, the War Game
30. Change: The Right Mix
31. The Wall
32. A Strategy for Change
33. The First Gulf War
34. Red Square
35. The Rescue of the Kurds
36. The New Force Structure
37. The Coup
Part 7: Global Perspective
38. Back to West Point—by Way of Bosnia
39. Ohio State University and Global Strategy Seminars
40. Back to the Fletcher: Leading and Teaching Leadership
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.4.2015
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Vorwort: David H. Petraeus
• Zusatzinfo: 52 b&w halftones
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: 21st century military leaders • famous generals • foreign policy • general john galvin • military biographies and autobiographies • military command • Military diplomacy • military strategist • Military Strategy • NATO • Peace studies • soldiers • United States and the Cold War • US Army • U.S. European Command • U.S. Southern Command • Vietnam War
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-6102-9 / 0813161029
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-6102-0 / 9780813161020