Title Fighting the Cold War : a soldier's memoir / General John R. Galvin, USA (Ret.) ; foreword by General David H. Petraeus, USA (Ret.)

Published Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 517 pages) : illustrations Series American warriors American warriors (Lexington, Ky.) Contents Part I. Pleasant Street -- The flashing eyes -- Shadows on the ceiling -- The Pleasant Street army -- If God was mad -- My nine lives -- Part II. Army life -- West Point: a time for testing -- Fort Benning: just like artillery, only bigger -- Puerto Rico: schooling -- Lanceros: continuen -- 101st Airborne Division: Hato Rey -- Fort Knox and Ginny -- Part III. War -- First Vietnam -- Pentagon: the papers -- Second Vietnam: all roads lead to Rang Rang -- Part IV. Mixed command and staff assignments -- The Fletcher School -- Stuttgart: the big staffs -- Belgium: Supreme Commanders Goodpaster and Haig -- 3rd Infantry Division -- 8th Infantry Division -- 24th Infantry Division -- VII Corps: warrior preparation -- Part V. Southern Command -- Southern Command, Panama -- Honduras -- El Salvador -- Colombia -- Part VI. Supreme commander -- Buttressing -- The White House and nuclear arms reduction -- Conventional forces in Europe -- WINTEX, the war game -- Change: the right mix -- The wall -- A strategy for change -- The First Gulf War -- Red Square -- The rescue of the Kurds -- The new force structure -- The coup -- Part VII. Global perspective -- Back to West Point, by way of Bosnia -- Ohio State University and global strategy seminars -- Back to Fletcher: leading and teaching leadership Summary When four-star general John Rogers Galvin retired from the US Army after forty-four years of distinguished service in 1992, the Washington Post hailed him as a man "without peer among living generals." In Fighting the Cold War: A Soldier's Memoir, the celebrated soldier, scholar, and statesman recounts his active participation in more than sixty years of international history -- from the onset of World War II through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the post--Cold War era. Galvin's illustrious tenure included the rare opportunity to lead two different Department of Defense unified commands: United States Southern Command in Panama from 1985 to 1987 and United States European Command from 1987 to 1992. In his memoir, he recounts fascinating behind-the-scenes anecdotes about his interactions with world leaders, describing encounters such as his experience of watching President JosE NapoleOn Duarte argue eloquently against US intervention in El Salvador; a private conversation with Pope John Paul II in which the pontiff spoke to him about what it means to be a man of peace; and his discussion with General William Westmoreland about soldiers' conduct in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. In addition, Galvin recalls his complex negotiations with a number of often difficult foreign heads of state, including Manuel Noriega, Augusto Pinochet, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Ratko Mladic. As NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during the tumultuous five years that ended the Cold War, Galvin played a key role in shaping a new era. Fighting the Cold War illuminates his leadership and service as one of America's premier soldier-statesmen, revealing him to be not only a brilliant strategist and consummate diplomat but also a gifted historian and writer who taught and mentored generations of students Notes Includes index English Print version record Subject Galvin, John R., 1929-2015. SUBJECT Galvin, John R., 1929-2015 fast Subject United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography. SUBJECT United States. Army fast Subject Generals -- United States -- Biography Cold War -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General. HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Military. Armed Forces -- Officers Generals SUBJECT United States -- History, Military -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140341 Subject United States Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies Biographies Military history Autobiographies. Biographies. Autobiographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780813161037 0813161037 9780813161020 0813161029

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