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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Marble, Andrew (1968-....)
Titre(s) : Boy on the bridge [Texte imprimé] : the story of John Shalikashvili's American success / Andrew Marble
Publication : Lexington (Ky.) : The University Press of Kentucky, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVI-396 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : American warriors
Lien à la collection : American warriors
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 371-374. Notes bibliogr. index
"In 2007, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Shalikashvili
(1919-2011) penned an op-ed published in the New York Times calling for the United
States to reverse its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy and support full recognition
of LGBT Americans in the military. He followed up with a similar editorial in a 2009
issue of the Washington Post. The policy was reversed July 22, 2011, the day before
the General's death. Many Americans may have been startled to see this support from
a high-ranking military figure, but Shalikashvili's friends and colleagues were not
surprised. "Shali," as he was known, had spent his life battling prejudice and oppression.
In The Boy on the Bridge, Andrew Marble writes the first biography of this remarkable
warrior and diplomat. Not only was Shalikashvili the first foreign-born person to
be appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, he was the first draftee, one of only two
enlisted men, and only Officer Candidate School graduate. He grew up in Germany during
World War II, emigrated to the United States with his family in 1952, and settled
in Peoria, Illinois. Marble explores Shalikashvili's unusual background and family
history to discover how Shalikashvili the soldier mastered the art of command and
how Shaliskashvili the man developed as a human being to become a consummate, empathetic
diplomat and leader. He helped guide the US and Europe through the chaos of the break-up
of the Soviet Union and worked with Russia during this period to secure "loose nukes."
He worked closely with fellow immigrant Madeleine Albright on The Partnership for
Peace initiatives and NATO enlargement programs of the 1990s that allowed former Soviet
satellites and republics to build ties with and eventually join NATO"
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Story of John Shalikashvili's American success
Sujet(s) : Shalikashvili, John M. (1936-2011)
Histoire militaire -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Relations extérieures -- États-Unis -- 1989-....
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
355.009 73 (23e éd.) = Science militaire - États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813178028 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47030599b
Notice n° :
FRBNF47030599
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Pt. I The Nomination of John Shalikashvili ; 1.Only in America ; 2.How Many Shalikashvilis
Can There Be in the World?! ; pt. II Old World Roots ; 3.Will It Play in Peoria?
; 4.Missy and Wartime Warsaw ; 5.Countess Julie Pappenheim ; 6.Oma and the Passing
of the Old World ; 7.Betrayal ; pt. III New World Opportunities ; 8.To Become an
Officer? ; 9.Dimitri, Prisoner of War ; 10.A Strategic Yes ; 11.The Crucible of
OCS ; pt. IV Paying It Forward: Operation Provide Comfort ; 12.Savior of the Kurds?
; 13.Mushroom Cloud ; 14.Huddled Masses ; 15.Warning the Iraqis ; 16.A World Figure?
; 17.Briefing Congress ; pt. V To Confirm a Chairman ; 18.Getting to Yes ; 19.The
Ghost of Dimitri ; 20.Blondi and the Boy on the Bridge ; pt. VI The Twilight of
an American Dream ; 21.Retirement Day ; 22.The Final Inheritance.
