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Carregando... Lucius D. Clay: An American Life (edição: 1992)de Jean Edward Smith (Autor)
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. An excellent biography of a pivotal, yet mostly (and unjustly) overlooked figure of World War II. Smith had the advantage of being able to interview his subject, and (with Clay's assistance) was able to gain access to many documents filed when Clay was Governor-General of post-war Germany. An insightful look into the end of World War II and the beginnings of the Cold War through the eyes of a man who was acknowledge by most as being a superb commander and dedicated leader. ( ) sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Soldier, statesman, logistical genius: Lucius D. Clay was one of that generation of giants who dedicated their lives to the service of this country, acting with ironclad integrity and selflessness to win a global war and secure a lasting peace. A member of the Army's elite Corps of Engineers, he was tapped by FDR in 1940 to head up a crash program of airport construction and then, in 1942, Roosevelt named him to run wartime military procurement. For three years, Clay oversaw the requirements of an eight-million-man army, setting priorities, negotiating contracts, monitoring production schedules and R & D, coordinating military Lend-Lease, disposing of surplus property-all without a breath of scandal. It was an unprecedented job performed to Clay's rigorous high standards. As Eliot Janeway wrote: "No appointment was more strategic or more fortunate." Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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