Billy, Alfred, and General Motors

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I want to thank Deirdre Crowley and Tallulah Crowley, for their visionary prodding and confidence as well as their keen editorial eyes; Lt. Col. Terence Doherty (ret.), for his friendship and support, going back to our days in the Pearl of Punjab; CSM Ron Soden (ret.), for his living example of the leadership creed of “Deeds, Not Words” at a best-forgotten place called LZ Jude; and John Roach, for his insightful comments on the proposal that led to the writing of this book. Special gratitude goes to my agent, Nina Graybill, who saw potential in the story where others didn’t, and to my editor, Adrienne Hickey, at AMACOM Books, whose enthusiasm, hard work, and patient nurturing made the book a reality. Above all else, I thank my ...