General Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor (1901 – 1987) was a United States Army four-star general and diplomat of the mid-20th century, who served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appointed by the President of the United States John F. Kennedy. General Maxwell D. Taylor received fierce criticism in Major H. R. McMaster's book Dereliction of Duty.
General Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor (1901 – 1987) was a United States Army four-star general and diplomat of the mid-20th century, who served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appointed by the President of the United States John F. Kennedy. General Maxwell D. Taylor received fierce criticism in Major H. R. McMaster's book Dereliction of Duty.