Jacob L. Devers A General's Life

摘要

The guiding theme for Scott Wheeler's study on U.S. Army Gen. Jacob "Jake" L. Devers appears on the first page of this long overdue biography: "So, why is Jacob Devers a forgotten general?" Why indeed? Devers finished World War II as a four-star general, like George Patton. He commanded one of only three Allied army groups in Europe, the Sixth Army Group, composed of one U.S. army and one French army. These facts alone should cause one to ask why he is not more widely remembered, especially since he was not relieved of command, nor did he suffer any defeats at the hands of the German forces he faced while in command.