Beetle: The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith

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 as chief of staff to Dwight D. Eisenhower

Author: D. K. R. Crosswell
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 02/01/2012
Pages: 1088
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 3.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.70w x 2.30d
ISBN13: 9780813136585
ISBN10: 081313658X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- History | Military | United States

About the Author

D. K. R. Crosswell is Richard R. Hallock Distinguished University Chair in Military History at Columbus State University, Georgia. He is the author of The Chief of Staff: The Military Career of General Walter Bedell Smith.

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