Minuteman/Activist; To Promote The General Welfare

Danbury, Connecticut: Rutledge Books, Inc., 2001. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiv, 507, [7] pages. Illustrations. Signed by the author, Bill McCullough, with sentiment on the half-title page. Includes Dedication, Introduction, and Foreword, as well as 24 chapters. Minuteman/Activist tells how the author's innovative ideas for resolving problems connected with public safety produced a high level of cooperation from the civilian population during the military occupation of Germany from 1945-1948. His experiences as a judge in military government court and as a member of a denazification board will very likely provide unusually interesting reading. Allied-occupied Germany was the administration of Germany from the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II until the founding of East and West Germany in 1949. The victorious Allies asserted joint authority and sovereignty over Germany as a whole, defined as all territories of the former German Reich west of the Oder–Neisse line, having declared the destruction of Nazi Germany at the death of Adolf Hitler (the 1945 Berlin Declaration). The four powers divided "Germany as a whole" into four occupation zones for administrative purposes under the three Western Allies (the United States, the United Kingdom, France) and the Soviet Union, respectively. This division was ratified at the August 1945 Potsdam Conference. The four zones were agreed by the United States, United Kingdom and Soviet Union at the February 1945 Yalta Conference, setting aside an earlier division into three zones (excluding France) proposed by the September 1944 London Protocol. Minuteman/Activist is the compelling chronicle of a remarkable man who served his country by promoting the general welfare throughout the twentieth century. Like Colin Powell, William McCullough was born to immigrant parents in the South Bronx. A high school dropout, he went on to be earn his college degree, summa cum laude. McCullough's inspirational life experiences are eloquently recreated in this richly textured memoir. The author tells about growing up on the streets of the Bronx, getting into trouble, swimming in the Harlem and Hudson Rivers and playing sandlot baseball. When the fun ended and the Great Depression took over, Bill's sensitive description reflects an intimate picture of life in downtown Manhattan. McCullough is the ultimate citizen and soldier. As a citizen, his diversified record of public safety service at city, state, federal and international levels provided the credentials which ultimately earned him national recognition as a foremost authority in the field of criminal justice. As a soldier, during a thirty-seven-year career, this minuteman responded to the call of his country on five occasions, for three wars, with eleven promotions from private to colonel. U.S. Military Government's duties from 1945 to 1948 are vividly described, as Lt. McCullough helped care for more than a million displaced persons and refugees in bomb-destroyed Germany. Captain McCullough trained and supervised the faculty of the NYCPD Police Academy. He was a faculty member of several colleges and universities, as well as the Dale Carnegie Institute. As a consultant for New York, he lectured in many cities throughout the state. To enhance police professionalism, he founded Looseleaf Law Publications and produced twenty-eight titles. As the creator of the NYC Academy Playhouse, he wrote, produced, directed, and narrated thirty-one playlets which enjoyed a seven-year run in downtown Manhattan. Whether describing experiences in wartime, thrills in sports, or any of the other events in his active existence, Colonel McCullough conveys a captivating exuberance to live life to its fullest extent possible. Condition: Very good / Very good.

Keywords: Military Occupation, Germany, New York, Bronx, Public Safety, Criminal Justice, Displaced Persons, Refugees, Law Enforcement, Police Training, Activist, Land Development, Military Government, Denazification

ISBN: 1582441723

[Book #82806]

Price: $500.00