Maxwell D. Taylor
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Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor was one of the great military heroes of recent American history. During WW2, he fought in Sicily and Italy. After the war, Tayl
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or served as Comdr. of the 8th Army in Korea, and Army Chief of Staff under Pres. Eisenhower. Pres. Kennedy named him Chmn. of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and sent him to Vietnam in 1960; he returned there as Ambassador in 1965, and served as a key advisor to Pres. Johnson until 1969. Here Taylor tells the firsthand story of his life. He offers candid and controversial views of such central figures as Eisenhower, John Dulles, the Kennedys, and Gen. Westmoreland. B&W photos.
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