George C. Marshall: Soldier-statesman of the American CenturyTwayne Publishers, 1989 - 252 pages General George C. Marshall played a pivotal role in American history between 1939 and 1951. In this work, Mark Stoler integrates an extensive variety of primary and secondary sources, including Marshall's private papers, in the story of the frustrations and successes of Marshall's attempts to forge a workable military policy in World War II consistent with the basic principles of American democracy. Marshall, best remembered for the Marshall Plan, is made comprehensible as a strategist at the center of the most destructive conflict in world history. |
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... Communist success in Greece would make the Turkish situation more critical and open the door to Soviet domination " over the entire Middle East to the borders of India . " Such extension of Soviet power would have a major impact on ...
... Communist success in Greece would make the Turkish situation more critical and open the door to Soviet domination " over the entire Middle East to the borders of India . " Such extension of Soviet power would have a major impact on ...
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... communists show signs of being successful . " To implement this strategy in the Far East , Kennan wanted to " liquidate ... Communist influence is brought to bear . . . would be a most unwise procedure " in that it would be equivalent to ...
... communists show signs of being successful . " To implement this strategy in the Far East , Kennan wanted to " liquidate ... Communist influence is brought to bear . . . would be a most unwise procedure " in that it would be equivalent to ...
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... Communist - led anticolonial movements in Southeast Asia . In Europe , the Berlin crisis and the formation of NATO simultaneously reflected and reinforced a growing reliance on military containment and a ten- dency to think in terms of ...
... Communist - led anticolonial movements in Southeast Asia . In Europe , the Berlin crisis and the formation of NATO simultaneously reflected and reinforced a growing reliance on military containment and a ten- dency to think in terms of ...
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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