{"product_id":"the-general-who-wore-six-stars-the-inside-story-of-john-c-h-lee-hardback-9781612349633","title":"The General Who Wore Six Stars; The Inside Story of John C. H. Lee (Hardback) 9781612349633","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe General Who Wore Six Stars\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Inside Story of John C. H. Lee\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHank H. Cox (Author), Clarence E. McKnight (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781612349633\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 18 photographs\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.608 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe General Who Wore Six Stars\u003c\/i\u003e increases our historical understanding of one of the key, yet relatively unknown, individuals responsible for victory in Europe and reminds the military professional that logistics cannot be relegated to an afterthought.\"-Maj. Kyle Hatzinger, \u003ci\u003eArmy Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Hank Cox is a talented writer, and he conveys great respect for Lee's many accomplishments, which far outweighed his eccentricities. . . . For those interested in learning how the Army tackled its considerable logistic challenges during World War II, this volume is a must-read.\"-Roger D. Cunningham, \u003ci\u003eJournal of America's Military Past\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe General Who Wore Six Stars\u003c\/i\u003e will probably serve as the standard biography of Lee for some time.\"-A. A. Nofi, \u003ci\u003eStrategy Page\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe General Who Wore Six Stars\u003c\/i\u003e belongs in the personal library of every serious scholar of World War II. . . . Readers will admire C.H. Lee's sanguinity in the face of nearly universal vituperation and have no doubt about his personal impact on the war in Europe.\"-Thomas E. Hanson, \u003ci\u003eMichigan War Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"This biography should be required reading for anyone interested in better understanding U.S. Army operations in World War II.\"-James Lankford, \u003ci\u003eOn Point\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Valuable, informative, and comprehensive. . . . [Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee] accomplished the nearly impossible task of supporting logistically the greatest, most complex, and most demanding enterprise in human history.”-Gen. Frederick J. Kroesen, U.S. Army (Ret.)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“This is a gem of a book that needed to be written. . . . Cox makes a persuasive case that the general was the pivotal figure in assuring that the combat forces were able to move with the speed in which they did from Normandy to Berlin. For anyone interested in expanding his or her knowledge of how the Allies were victorious, this well-written history is essential reading.”-Martin Lowery, executive vice president of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“A fascinating and very important story! Hank Cox has done a masterful job telling this little-understood story of how wars are won by the vital and sustaining power of manufacturing, transportation, and military supply and logistics, . . . [which] are vitally important to military victory and winning wars, then, now, and forever.”-Daniel M. Kush, consultant for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, specializing in government, public, and media relations\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLt. Gen. John C. H. Lee wore six stars on his helmet, three in front and three in back-an unusual affectation. He was a stickler for discipline and a legendary military figure whom servicemen and historians loved to hate. Yet Lee was an intensely religious person and an advocate of opportunity for African Americans in the era of Jim Crow, setting him apart from the conservative officer corps at this time. Lee was also responsible for supplying the Allied armies in Europe during World War II from D-Day through Germany’s surrender. In this long-overdue biography of the brilliant and eccentric commander, Hank H. Cox paints a vivid picture of this enormous logistical task and the man who made it all happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe General Who Wore Six Stars\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the perplexing details of how Lee let his idiosyncrasies get the better of him. This “pompous little son-of-a-bitch,” as some historians have called him, who was “only interested in self-advertisement,” famously moved his headquarters to Paris, where during the height of the American Army supply crisis, twenty-nine thousand of his Service of Supply troops shacked up in the finest hotels and, due to sheer numbers, created an enormous black market. Yet, Cox argues, Lee’s strategical genius throughout the war has been underappreciated not only by his contemporaries but also by World War II historians. \u003ci\u003eThe General Who Wore Six Stars\u003c\/i\u003e provides a timely reassessment of this intriguing individual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eForeword by Clarence E. McKnight Jr.     \u003cbr\u003e Introduction    \u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter One. Slings and Arrows    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two. A Woman Named John    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three. Love and War    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four. The Great Flood of 1927    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five. Tragedy    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six. War Clouds on the Horizon    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven. Bolero    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight. Lee’\u003cbr\u003es Darkest Hour    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Nine. Torch    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Ten. Back to Bolero    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eleven. Countdown to D-Day    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Twelve. The Overlord Logistical Plan    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Thirteen. The Great Adventure Begins    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Fourteen. The Great Breakout    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Fifteen. Taking the City of Light    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Sixteen. Lee in the Crosshairs    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seventeen. Stalemate on the Western Front    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eighteen. Lee’\u003cbr\u003es Finest Hour    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Nineteen. Lee’\u003cbr\u003es Advocacy of African Americans    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Twenty. Victory in Europe    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Twenty-One. Lee’\u003cbr\u003es Excellent Italian Adventure    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Twenty-Two. An Unsung Hero    \u003cbr\u003e Notes    \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography    \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676692115736,"sku":"9781612349633","price":30.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-general-who-wore-six-stars-the-inside-story-of-john-c-h-lee-hardback-9781612349633","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}