FURGURSON : Westmoreland (fülszöveg)
General William Childs Westmoreland, former United States Commander in Vietnam and now the Army Chief of Staff in Washington, is undoubtedly the best known and most controversial military figure of the Sixties, yet surprisingly little is known of the man himself, of his private life or background. Ernest B. Furgurson, White House Correspondent for the Baltimore SUN, recognized a need for more information and understanding and began gathering material for his book WESTMORELAND: THE INEVITABLE GENERAL during his two tours in Vietnam.
Furgurson talked to many of Westmoreland's relatives and acquaintances for recollections of the general's youth in South Carolina, his West Point years, his marriage, his study at Harvard Busíness School and his distinguished military service. Supplemented by official and unofficial writings on Westmoreland, they form a biography which reveals the crucial events and influences in the life of the general.
Mr. Furgurson's subtitle is a particularly apt one, for as one reads about Westmoreland it becomes obvious that from the moment he fell in love with the military life, he was destined to rise steadily to the top of his profession – an inevitability that was evidently recognized by his superiors in the service. He was a special favorite of such influential generals as MacArthur, Bradley, Ridgway, Gavin and Maxwell Taylor. There is a fascination in reading about his professional progress and about how he thinks, works and plays (rarely). Many people with a stake of one sort or another in Vietnam will be interested in learning more about this soldier who was responsible for the welfare of so many servicemen and women there.
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