Hank H. Cox

General Who Wore Six Stars (eBook, PDF)

The Inside Story of John C. H. Lee

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Produktbeschreibung

Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee wore six stars on his helmet, three in front and three in back-an unusual affectation. He was a stickler for discipline and a legendary military figure whom servicemen and historians loved to hate. Yet Lee was an intensely religious person and an advocate of opportunity for African Americans in the era of Jim Crow, setting him apart from the conservative officer corps at this time. Lee was also responsible for supplying the Allied armies in Europe during World War II from D-Day through Germany's surrender. In this long-overdue biography of the brilliant and eccentric commander, Hank H. Cox paints a vivid picture of this enormous logistical task and the man who made it all happen.The General Who Wore Six Stars delves into the perplexing details of how Lee let his idiosyncrasies get the better of him. This "pompous little son-of-a-bitch," as some historians have called him, who was "only interested in self-advertisement," famously moved his headquarters to Paris, where during the height of the American Army supply crisis, twenty-nine thousand of his Service of Supply troops shacked up in the finest hotels and, due to sheer numbers, created an enormous black market. Yet, Cox argues, Lee's strategical genius throughout the war has been underappreciated not only by his contemporaries but also by World War II historians. The General Who Wore Six Stars provides a timely reassessment of this intriguing individual.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Potomac Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781640120129
• Artikelnr.: 50905908

Autorenporträt

Hank H. Cox is a retired journalist, editor, and public information officer based in Washington DC. He is the author of Lincoln and the Sioux Uprising of 1862and For Love of a Dangerous Girl. 

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Clarence E. McKnight Jr.     
Introduction    
List of Abbreviations    
Chapter One. Slings and Arrows    
Chapter Two. A Woman Named John    
Chapter Three. Love and War    
Chapter Four. The Great Flood of 1927    
Chapter Five. Tragedy    
Chapter Six. War Clouds on the Horizon    
Chapter Seven. Bolero    
Chapter Eight. Lee’s Darkest Hour    
Chapter Nine. Torch    
Chapter Ten. Back to Bolero    
Chapter Eleven. Countdown to D-Day    
Chapter Twelve. The Overlord Logistical Plan    
Chapter Thirteen. The Great Adventure Begins    
Chapter Fourteen. The Great Breakout    
Chapter Fifteen. Taking the City of Light    
Chapter Sixteen. Lee in the Crosshairs    
Chapter Seventeen. Stalemate on the Western Front    
Chapter Eighteen. Lee’s Finest Hour    
Chapter Nineteen. Lee’s Advocacy of African Americans    
Chapter Twenty. Victory in Europe    
Chapter Twenty-One. Lee’s Excellent Italian Adventure    
Chapter Twenty-Two. An Unsung Hero    
Notes    
Bibliography