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AN UNSUNG SOLDIER

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AN UNSUNG SOLDIER

The Life of Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster

by Robert S. Jordan

ISBN/SKU: 9781612512785
Binding: Hardcover & eBook Available at Publication Date
Era: Cold War
Number of Pages: 224
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Date Available: September 2013

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Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster was one of the leading soldier-scholars of his time. He was one of the key figures during the Cold War - one who stood among the dominant American military and political personalities of those times. Later, he restored the integrity of West Point during a major ethical crisis. Few military men of his generation have been both “warriors” and “thinkers,” yet Gen. Goodpaster qualifies to be among that select company. He was a dedicated cold warrior throughout his active duty military career of nearly forty years. Nevertheless, he was also a sophisticated observer and commentator on the foreign policy and national security scene for nearly a quarter-century thereafter. None of his contemporaries established so clearly the efficacy of effective policy planning and execution as did General Goodpaster, having served General Dwight Eisenhower in establishing the international military component of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and then serving President Eisenhower as his Staff Secretary. From his relatively humble origins, he achieved the highest international military command assignment possible – as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR). Upon his final retirement and for over a quarter-century thereafter, he was actively involved both the formal and informal world of Washington policy-making, making his mark repeatedly as a respected participant.

Robert S. Jordan

Robert S. Jordan has doctorates from Princeton University and from Oxford University, where he was a member of St. Antony’s College. He served as Director of Research for the U.N. Institute for Training and Research. He was a Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Policy at the U.S. Naval War College, and has published widely on Cold War alliance policy, coalition maritime affairs, international administration and military biography and lives in Woodbridge, VA.