General Matthew B. Ridgway: From Progressivism to Reaganism, 1895-1993

by Jonathan Soffer

Detailing the life and legacy of one of America's highest profile military commanders, this biography looks at how Ridgway maintained his corporatist ideals through the critical days of World War II and the Cold War. The qualities that Ridgway honed on the battlefields of Europe and Korea were the same that he would draw upon in more politicized jobs as NATO commander and US Army Chief of Staff, and in retirement as the leading military critic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275950743
• ISBN13: 9780275950743
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"