The Last Cavalryman, 48: The Life of General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.

by Harvey Ferguson

Book Overview

"Truscott was one of the really tough generals," soldier-cartoonist Bill Mauldin of the 45th Infantry Division once wrote. "He could have eaten a ham like Patton for breakfast any morning and picked his teeth with the man's pearl-handled pistols." Not one merely to act the part of commander, Mauldin remembered, "Truscott spent half his time at the front--the real front--with nobody in attendance but a nervous Jeep driver and a worried aide."...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806146648
• ISBN13: 9780806146645
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"