George C. Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American centuryA life of the American general focuses on his accomplishments as Army Chief of Staff, special representative to China, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense |
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Dean Acheson, Byrnes's under secretary, agreed to remain in office for a limited
period of time and serve as Marshall's chief of staff. Former Assistant Secretary of
War Robert Lovett would then replace him, and for now he was brought in as ...
Dean Acheson, Byrnes's under secretary, agreed to remain in office for a limited
period of time and serve as Marshall's chief of staff. Former Assistant Secretary of
War Robert Lovett would then replace him, and for now he was brought in as ...
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Acheson agreed. "The moment General Marshall entered a room," he recounted,
"everyone in it felt his presence. It was a striking and communicated force. His
figure conveyed intensity, which his voice, low, staccato, and incisive, reinforced.
Acheson agreed. "The moment General Marshall entered a room," he recounted,
"everyone in it felt his presence. It was a striking and communicated force. His
figure conveyed intensity, which his voice, low, staccato, and incisive, reinforced.
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(Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1955-56); Robert H. Ferrell, ed. , Off the Record:
The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman (New York: Harper & Row, 1980); Dean
Acheson, Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department (New York: ...
(Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1955-56); Robert H. Ferrell, ed. , Off the Record:
The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman (New York: Harper & Row, 1980); Dean
Acheson, Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department (New York: ...
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Table des matières
Young Officer in a New Army 190215 | 15 |
The World War and After 191424 | 31 |
Frustration Grief and Triumph 192439 | 49 |
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | George C. Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American century Numéro 10 de Twayne's twentieth-century American biography series |
| Auteur | Mark A. Stoler |
| Éditeur | Twayne Publishers, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0805777687, 9780805777680 |
| Longueur | 252 pages |
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