General Matthew B. Ridgway: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies of Battles and Leaders)

This is the most comprehensive bibliography to date of works by and about General Matthew B. Ridgway one of Americas greatest military leaders. This short reference guide covers the entire career of this professional soldier and diplomat from World War I through World War II and his command of the first American Airborne Corps in Europe his command of the Eighth Army in Korea his command in the Pacific Japan and NATO and his later service as Army Chief of Staff. This study offers a short biographical sketch identifies important archival sources and provides annotations with the 367 citations to books documents journal articles and other materials. The bibliography is organized into chapters dealing with various genres of material periods and topics and then arranged alphabetically by author. The indexes to periodicals authors and subjects make the material easily available for the use of students scholars and experts interested in Americas military history from 1917 to the present.