Beetle: The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith

by D.K.R. Crosswell

Book Overview

A valued adviser and trusted insider in the highest echelon of U.S. military and political leaders, General Walter Bedell Smith began his public service career of more than forty years at age sixteen, when he joined the Indiana National Guard. His bulldog tenacity earned him an opportunity to work with General George C. Marshall in 1941, playing an essential role in forming the offices of the Combined and Joint Chiefs of Staff; and after his appointment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813126495
• ISBN13: 9780813126494
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 1088 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 6.7" x 9.4"