“Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili’s American Success” is the first-ever biography of the immigrant American success story of Gen. John Shalikashvili, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (1993-1997). The book, by Andrew Marble, is a nuanced character study of how nature and nurture combined to create a military leader who was both effective and a decent human being. This home pages provides quotes on the book by Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Congre