Jean Edward Smith
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Jean Edward Smith (October 13, 1932 – September 1, 2019) was an American biographer and the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University.
Books
The Papers of General Lucius D. Clay
"General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1897 ? April 16, 1978) was an American officer and military governor of the United States Army known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. Clay was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany (U.S.) 1946; commander in chief, U.S. Forces in Europe and military governor of the U.S. Zone, Germany, 1947?49. He retired in 1949. Clay orchestrated the Berlin Airlift (1948?1949) when the USSR blockaded West Berlin."--Wikipedia.
John Marshall
The Liberation of Paris
"The liberation of Paris tells the dramatic story of the Allied decision in World War II to divert from the strategic plan in order to save the City of Light from chaos and assist de Gaulle's efforts to become France's new leader even as the German general in charge of the occupation defied his orders to destroy the city as the Allies closed in."--
Grant
The story of the Ohioan who became the leader of the Union Army and later the president.
Eisenhower
V. 1. Soldier, general of the army, President-elect, 1890-1952--v. 2. The President. A portrait of the man, both decent and complex, who is increasingly regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest Presidents.