Description: In this biography of Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., author Harvey Ferguson tells the story of how Truscott--despite his hardscrabble beginnings, patchy education, and questionable luck-- not only made the rank of army lieutenant general, earning a reputation as one of World War II's most effective officers along the way, but was also given an honorary promotion to four-star general seven years after his retirement.
Brief description: Harvey Ferguson is retired as Assistant Chief of the Seattle Police Department and a former Instructor of Criminal Justice at Shoreline Community College in Shoreline, Washington.
Review Quotes: "In The Last Cavalryman, the remarkable ride of the Oklahoma schoolteacher, horse soldier, polo player and commanding general is presented the way the general would have wanted it: effective, honest and quietly charming." --Wall Street Journal