Dogface Soldier: The Life of General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr. Volume 1

by Wilson A. Heefner

On July 11, 1943, General Lucian Truscott received the Army's second-highest decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross, for valor in action in Sicily. During his career he also received the Army Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Purple Heart. Truscott was one of the most significant of all U.S. Army generals in World War II, pioneering new combat training methods--including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826218822
• ISBN13: 9780826218827
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"