The Generals' Wives

Custer, Pershing, Patton, MacArthur - most individuals are familiar with these famous American generals. However, almost no one is familiar with their wives - "Libbie" Custer, Frances Pershing, Beatrice Patton, Jean MacArthur. These are only four of the fascinating women who followed their husbands throughout their careers and helped the generals attain their high rank. All of the wives had to mold their lives to the personalities of ambitious men seeking the most exalted position offered in the U.S. military. The Generals' Wives provides brief biographies of fifteen of these women, from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam.