During World War I, at a critical moment in the 1918 Meuse Argonne offensive, amidst horrific casualties and low morale, Gen John Pershing Relinquished his battlefield command (while remaining in overall command of the AEF), and handed over control of the 1st Army to General Hunter Liggett. He could not have made a better choice.
Liggett rested and reorganized 1st Army, essentially calling a halt to the offensive. Working to supply the troops, bring up adequate support weapons including heavy artillery, tanks and aircraft, Liggett focused on rebuilding morale among officers and men. And preparing for a renewal of the assault on November 1 that would end the war.
Ligget was the quintessential manager. Intelligent, levelheaded, and confident, and extraordinarily competent. He was one of the best generals in the AEF, and of the entire war.
He was also one fat ass epicurean, and a stone chow hound, but the fat did not extend to above his collar. I don’t know anything about this Russki general, but appearances can be deceiving.
He was also one fat ass epicurean, and a stone chow hound, but the fat did not extend to above his collar. I don’t know anything about this Russki general, but appearances can be deceiving.
How true. Winston Churchill didn’t exactly look like a marathoner.
Liggett may have been a big replay but looking at his pictures, he is nothing like that his buluga.