Lessons in leadership : my life in the US Army from World War II to Vietnam / General John R. Deane Jr. ; Edited by Jack C. Mason, US Army Reserve (Ret.).

By:

Deane, John R. (John Russell), 1919-2013 [Author]

Contributor(s):

Mason, Jack C []

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813174952

Other title:

My life in the US Army from World War II to Vietnam

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LOC classification:

E745 .L477 2018

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Contents:

Terry Allen and the 104th Infantry Division -- Operation RUSTY -- Lessons learned serving as a Cold War staff officer -- Korea -- James Gavin and research and development -- 2nd Battle Group, 6th Infantry Regiment, and the Berlin Wall -- Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering -- 82nd Airborne Division and the Dominican Republic -- Vietnam: 1st Field Force, 1st Infantry Division, and 173rd Airborne Brigade -- Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development -- 82nd Airborne Division Commanding General -- Defense Communication Planning Group -- Defense Intelligence Agency -- Army Materiel Command/Development and Readiness Command -- Retirement -- Appendix: General John R. Deane Jr.'s service career.

Subject: "John R. Deane Jr. (1919-2013) was born with all the advantages a man needs to succeed in a career in the US Army, and he capitalized on his many opportunities in spectacular fashion. The son of one of George C. Marshall's closest assistants, Deane graduated from West Point with the first class of World War II and served in combat under the dynamic General Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr. After the war, he led a German espionage unit in operations against the Soviets, personally led the first foot patrol following the course of the Berlin Wall as it was being constructed, participated in the 1965 Dominican Republic intervention, and saw combat in Vietnam. In 1975, he received his fourth star and became commander of the US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command. In Lessons in Leadership, this exceptional soldier not only discusses working with some of the Army's most influential and colorful leaders--including James M. Gavin, William E. DePuy, William Westmoreland, and Creighton Abrams Jr.--but also the many junior officers who helped him develop the leadership skills for which he became well known. Throughout, he offers eyewitness accounts of key Cold War-era events as well as wise observations concerning the leadership and management challenges facing the Department of Defense. Ably edited and annotated by Jack C. Mason, Deane's illuminating memoir also features interviews with several of Deane's contemporaries, whose comments and recollections are interspersed to provide depth and context to the narrative."--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Growing up as an Army brat -- Terry Allen and the 104th Infantry Division -- Operation RUSTY -- Lessons learned serving as a Cold War staff officer -- Korea -- James Gavin and research and development -- 2nd Battle Group, 6th Infantry Regiment, and the Berlin Wall -- Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering -- 82nd Airborne Division and the Dominican Republic -- Vietnam: 1st Field Force, 1st Infantry Division, and 173rd Airborne Brigade -- Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development -- 82nd Airborne Division Commanding General -- Defense Communication Planning Group -- Defense Intelligence Agency -- Army Materiel Command/Development and Readiness Command -- Retirement -- Appendix: General John R. Deane Jr.'s service career.

"John R. Deane Jr. (1919-2013) was born with all the advantages a man needs to succeed in a career in the US Army, and he capitalized on his many opportunities in spectacular fashion. The son of one of George C. Marshall's closest assistants, Deane graduated from West Point with the first class of World War II and served in combat under the dynamic General Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr. After the war, he led a German espionage unit in operations against the Soviets, personally led the first foot patrol following the course of the Berlin Wall as it was being constructed, participated in the 1965 Dominican Republic intervention, and saw combat in Vietnam. In 1975, he received his fourth star and became commander of the US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command. In Lessons in Leadership, this exceptional soldier not only discusses working with some of the Army's most influential and colorful leaders--including James M. Gavin, William E. DePuy, William Westmoreland, and Creighton Abrams Jr.--but also the many junior officers who helped him develop the leadership skills for which he became well known. Throughout, he offers eyewitness accounts of key Cold War-era events as well as wise observations concerning the leadership and management challenges facing the Department of Defense. Ably edited and annotated by Jack C. Mason, Deane's illuminating memoir also features interviews with several of Deane's contemporaries, whose comments and recollections are interspersed to provide depth and context to the narrative."--Provided by publisher.