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Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili'
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所在地：Mission Hills, California, 美國
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物品細節
- 物品狀況
- Type
- Book
- Narrative Type
- Emigrants & Immigrants
- Intended Audience
- N/A
- ISBN
- 9780813178028
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Boy on the Bridge : the Story of John Shalikashvili's American Success
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Military / Veterans, Military / United States, International Relations / General, Military
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 24.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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His life and career were the embodiment of the American dream. Born in Poland, John Shalikashvili (1936-2011) descended from aristocratic European families that served with distinction in both battle and government for centuries. After barely surviving the Warsaw Uprising, he and his family fled to Germany during World War II to escape advancing Soviet troops and emigrated to the United States in 1952. Shalikashvili was drafted into the army as a private in 1958 and rose steadily through the ranks, serving in every level of unit command from platoon to division. In 1993 Shalikashvili was tapped by President Bill Clinton to replace General Colin Powell as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, becoming the first immigrant, first draftee, and first Officer Candidate School graduate to hold the position. This first-ever biography of Shalikashvili's riches-to-rags-and-back-to-riches story reveals how his distinctive background helped him become one of the United States's greatest military leaders. He exhibited a unique and unconventional leadership style--employing expertise, humility, straightforwardness, and empathy--that he adroitly used to resolve or prevent destructive conflict. His distinctive leadership style greatly benefited the United States, Europe, and beyond: as when he led the rescue of 500,000 Kurdish refugees in the first Gulf War's aftermath; when he represented Joint Chiefs chairman Colin Powell in helping secure loose nukes in the former Soviet republics; as he joined forces with fellow immigrant Madeleine Albright on the Partnership for Peace initiative and NATO enlargement program in the 1990s; and in retirement, when he helped end the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, thereby finally allowing gay servicemembers to serve openly without fear of dishonorable discharge.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813178029
ISBN-13
9780813178028
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17038426690
Product Key Features
Book Title
Boy on the Bridge : the Story of John Shalikashvili's American Success
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / Veterans, Military / United States, International Relations / General, Military
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E840.5.S473m37 2019
Reviews
Andrew Marble's historical tour de force of a penniless European refugee who became the highest-ranking general officer in the US military is far more than a biography of one man. Rather, it's the story of a family of strong-willed people steeped in aristocratic traditions working to survive, as a unit, during one of the most turbulent times in world history. Boy on the Bridge is a story of good fortune, of misfortune, of human flaws, of opportunities taken as well as missed, and how all those factors combined to influence the development of one little boy and the extraordinary man he would become., General John Shalikashvili was the American dream in living form. In telling his story for the first time, Andrew Marble masterfully weaves together how a man whose family fled war-torn Europe helped shape American foreign policy for decades and lived out the values of conscience and country. This isn't just a must-read for military buffs--it's a source of inspiration for every American and anyone who aspires to be one., " Boy on the Bridge is a biography of a military man, but it is not a military biography. Andrew Marble has created an engaging story of a remarkable man whose life story would be fascinating even without regard to his military career." -- Foot Notes Blog, It was so wonderful to see the General Shali I worked for come alive in these pages! What a great American he was, and this book is a fine telling of his American story. Read it for inspiration, and remember that when we talk about immigrants, we are talking about the John Shalikashvili's of this world., Using evocative storytelling, Boy on the Bridge offers us a long-overdue look at an inspirational American soldier-statesman whose dramatic Old World roots helped him forge a post-Cold War environment in which European and Central Asian regions, long embroiled in conflict, achieved stability and eventual peace. He was a master in determining what needs to be done and what is doable., This is an astonishingly readable biography of one of the most remarkable leaders in American military history. If you don't know of John Shalikashvili's story, Andrew Marble's saga of an immigrant boy who, in the 1990s became the highest ranking leader at the Pentagon, will amaze and inspire., If you understand the life of General John Shalikashvili, you will better appreciate what is great about America. By holding up an insightful mirror to this former World War II refugee's little-known but captivating immigrant success story, biographer Andrew Marble has allowed the bright side of our country to now shine even more widely., Boy on the Bridge is a biography of a military man, but it is not a military biography. Andrew Marble has created an engaging story of a remarkable man whose life story would be fascinating even without regard to his military career.
Table of Content
Prologue: The Boy on the Bridge Only in America How Many Shalikashvilis Can There Be in the World? Will It Play in Peoria? Missy and Wartime Warsaw Countess Julie Pappenheim Oma and the Passing of the Old World Betrayal To Become an Officer? Dimitri: Prisoner of War A Strategic Yes The Crucible of OCS Savior of the Kurds? Mushroom Cloud Huddled Masses Warning the Iraqis A World Figure? Briefing Congress Getting to Yes The Ghost of Dimitri Blondie Retirement Day The Final Inheritance The Meaning of a Life
Copyright Date
2021
Lccn
2019-023227
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
American Warriors Ser.
Illustrated
Yes
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