The General and the Journalists; Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and Charles Dana
Washington DC: Brassey's, Inc., 2001. First Paperback Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. xv, [1], 315, [5] pages. Maps, Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Foreword by Curt Anders. Col. Maihafer was retired from the U.S. Army colonel and a Korean War veteran, a banker and a writer. The first career Mr. Maihafer pursed was in the military, after graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1949. For the next two decades he served as an infantry officer stationed in a number of places in and outside of the United States. As a platoon leader during the Korean War, Mr. Maihafer was wounded and received the Purple Heart. He retired in 1969. While still in the military, Mr. Maihafer received a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1966. Col. Maihafer began his writing career when he was in his 60s, publishing books on American politics and history, wars and media. More