n April 25th before pushing into Czechoslovakia at the end of the war. When General Eisenhower retired from his job as chief of staff in 1948, Bradley assumed the position until he became the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a position made necessary by the recent unification of the armed forces. Soon involved in supporting military operations in Korea, Bradley was caught up first with getting additional forces to MacArthur and then in the controversy between the Far East commander and Washington over policy. Bradley and the Joint Chiefs supported the president. Bradley became the last five-star general upon his elevation to chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He retired from the armed services in 1953. Bradley's despise for military pomp and his concern for the welfare of the individual soldier won him praise as "the soldiers' general." Marshall praised his ability to organize great forces and his skill in devising bold plans. Eisenhower called him "a master tactician" and predicted that the quiet, almost diffident general eventually would be considered "America's foremost battle leader." ...
