American generalship

"Puryear has interviewed more than one hundred four-stars including many of the high level commanding generals of World War II (Eisenhower, Bradley, Spaatz, Le May) and virtually all post-war army and air force chiefs of staff as well as many chairmen of the joint chiefs. His research also includes interviews and correspondence with more than one thousand other general officers as well as correspondence with a further ten thousand people who served with (over, under, and alongside) our most successful military leaders. Professor Puryear has also spent many hours studying the diaries, letters, speeches, and other documents left by these remarkable individuals."--BOOK JACKET.