The certain trumpet
Subtitle: Maxwell Taylor & the American experience in Vietnam
By: Douglas Kinnard.
Series: An AUSA book; AUSA Institute of Land Warfare book.
Publisher: Brassey's (US)
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Taylor, Maxwell D. 1901-1987.; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- United States.
Description: This book concerns the American experience in Vietnam in the 1960s, focusing on one of its key figures: Maxwell Davenport Taylor. As a four-star general he served as Army chief of staff, then in John Kennedy's administration, and ultimately in the Pentagon as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Subsequently, as a civilian, he was in Saigon as ambassador to Vietnam; finally, he came back to the White House as a special consultant to President Lyndon Johnson.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-243) and index.