Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili's American Success

by Andrew Marble

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813178029
• ISBN13: 9780813178028
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"