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04004aam a2200553 i 4500 001 E835309C166311EA9B100A4E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20191204010031 008 190606s2019 kyuab b 001 0beng 010 $a 2019023227 020 $a 0813178029 020 $a 9780813178028 035 $a (OCoLC)1102468347 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCL $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E840.5.S473 $b M37 2019 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Marble, Andrew $e author. 245 10 $a Boy on the bridge : $b the story of John Shalikashvili's American success / $c Andrew Marble. 246 30 $a Story of John Shalikashvili's American success 264 1 $a Lexington, Kentucky : $b The University Press of Kentucky, $c [2019] 300 $a xvi, 396 pages ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a American warriors 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In 2007, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Shalikashvili (1919-2011) penned an op-ed published in the New York Times calling for the United States to reverse its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy and support full recognition of LGBT Americans in the military. He followed up with a similar editorial in a 2009 issue of the Washington Post. The policy was reversed July 22, 2011, the day before the General's death. Many Americans may have been startled to see this support from a high-ranking military figure, but Shalikashvili's friends and colleagues were not surprised. "Shali," as he was known, had spent his life battling prejudice and oppression. In The Boy on the Bridge, Andrew Marble writes the first biography of this remarkable warrior and diplomat. Not only was Shalikashvili the first foreign-born person to be appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, he was the first draftee, one of only two enlisted men, and only Officer Candidate School graduate. He grew up in Germany during World War II, emigrated to the United States with his family in 1952, and settled in Peoria, Illinois. Marble explores Shalikashvili's unusual background and family history to discover how Shalikashvili the soldier mastered the art of command and how Shaliskashvili the man developed as a human being to become a consummate, empathetic diplomat and leader. He helped guide the US and Europe through the chaos of the break-up of the Soviet Union and worked with Russia during this period to secure "loose nukes." He worked closely with fellow immigrant Madeleine Albright on The Partnership for Peace initiatives and NATO enlargement programs of the 1990s that allowed former Soviet satellites and republics to build ties with and eventually join NATO"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Shalikashvili, John M. $x Military leadership. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Joint Chiefs of Staff $x Chairmen $v Biography. 600 17 $a Shalikashvili, John M. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00476500 610 17 $a United States. $b Army $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00533532 610 17 $a United States. $b Joint Chiefs of Staff $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00530675 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x History, Military $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $y 1883-2001. 650 0 $a Georgian Americans $v Biography. 650 7 $a Command of troops. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00869220 650 7 $a Diplomatic relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01907412 650 7 $a Generals. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939841 650 7 $a Georgian Americans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00941059 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1883-2001 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Military history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411630 830 0 $a American warriors (Lexington, Ky.) 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191204014933.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E835309C166311EA9B100A4E97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search