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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... Chief of Staff Bell , as well as future Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur . Among his students were many of the individuals who would run the General Headquarters and First Army staffs in France during World War I. Fore- most in this ...
... Chief of Staff Bell , as well as future Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur . Among his students were many of the individuals who would run the General Headquarters and First Army staffs in France during World War I. Fore- most in this ...
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... chief of staff position that would open in the following year when General Malin Craig's term expired . Unknown to Marshall , however , numerous individuals within the War Department were already thinking of his rise to the chief's ...
... chief of staff position that would open in the following year when General Malin Craig's term expired . Unknown to Marshall , however , numerous individuals within the War Department were already thinking of his rise to the chief's ...
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... chief of staff . 38 He also continued to impress Woodring and Johnson , each of whom still saw him as a potential ally against the other , as well as others with whom he came into contact . Moreover , he was not as junior as he may have ...
... chief of staff . 38 He also continued to impress Woodring and Johnson , each of whom still saw him as a potential ally against the other , as well as others with whom he came into contact . Moreover , he was not as junior as he may have ...
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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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