Truscott, Jr., author Harvey Ferguson tells the story of how TruscottвЂ"despite his hardscrabble beginnings, patchy education, and questionable luckвЂ"not only made the rank of army lieutenant general, earning a reputation as one of World War II’s most effective officers along the way, but was also given an honorary promotion to four-star general seven years after his retirement. “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 frontвЂ"the real frontвЂ"with nobody in attendance but a nervous Jeep driver and a worried aide.” In this biography of Lucian K. īook description “Truscott was one of the really tough generals,” soldier-cartoonist Bill Mauldin of the 45th Infantry Division once wrote.
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