From the Publisher
" Maxwell Taylor's Cold War: From Berlin to Vietnam is the definitive professional biography of General Maxwell Taylor, a World War II hero who as US Army Chief of Staff, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US ambassador in Saigon had an enormous impact on military policy and strategy in the Cold War and Vietnam. It is a vitally needed and timely commentary on the rise of the national security state, the evolving nature of civil-military relations, and the organization and use of the armed forces for small wars — and an important and vital addition to Cold War scholarship." — Peter Mansoor, General Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair of Military History, The Ohio State University
"The first scholarly study of one of the Cold War's most important military strategists. Trauschweizer's painstaking research reveals Taylor's vital role in the post—World War II development of the US Army, national military policy, and the Vietnam War." — Brian McAllister Linn, author of Elvis's Army: Cold War GIs and the Atomic Battlefield
"This is the best biography of one of America's most influential military leaders in the Cold War. Maxwell Taylor was supremely talented, but this biography elucidates the deep flaws in his thinking that contributed to American failures in Vietnam and other interventions. Taylor's experiences continue to influence current US debates about military power and foreign policy strategy. This is a book all contemporary military and policy observers should read." — Jeremi Suri, author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office
