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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was irreplaceable in Washington and that the Overlord command was, in effect, a
demotion to a single theater. The president attempted to deflect such charges by
expanding the Overlord command so as to include the Mediterranean, but ...
was irreplaceable in Washington and that the Overlord command was, in effect, a
demotion to a single theater. The president attempted to deflect such charges by
expanding the Overlord command so as to include the Mediterranean, but ...
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Appointed aide de camp to General John J. Pershing, France, and Washington,
D.C. Promoted to major (permanent). Promoted to lieutenant colonel. Duty with
Fifteenth Infantry Regiment, Tientsin, China. Duty as instructor, Army War College
, ...
Appointed aide de camp to General John J. Pershing, France, and Washington,
D.C. Promoted to major (permanent). Promoted to lieutenant colonel. Duty with
Fifteenth Infantry Regiment, Tientsin, China. Duty as instructor, Army War College
, ...
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Two useful collections of summary essays can be found in Kent R. Greenfield's
Command Decisions (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1960) and
American Strategy in World War 11: A Reconsideration (Baltimore: Johns
Hopkins ...
Two useful collections of summary essays can be found in Kent R. Greenfield's
Command Decisions (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1960) and
American Strategy in World War 11: A Reconsideration (Baltimore: Johns
Hopkins ...
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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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