General of the Army: George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman

From Publishers Weekly
Marshall raised an army of nearly seven million as FDR's wartime chief of staff, shaped the postwar world as secretary of state and secretary of defense under Truman, and served selflessly with eight other presidents. "In this well-balanced biography, Marshall emerges as a person of integrity, nobility and greatness, both of vision and of character," said PW. Photos. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Book News, Inc.
A diligently researched, clearly written biography of a man whose impact on history exceeded early indications of his capacity to lead. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Book Description
A captivating and fanatically thorough reevaluation of Marshall's life and times.


From the Publisher
13 1.5-hour cassettes


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As the U.S. Army's Chief of Staff through World War II, George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) organized the military mobilization of unprecedented numbers of Americans and shaped the Allied strategy that defeated first Nazi Germany, then Imperial Japan. As President Truman's Secretary of State, and later as his Secretary of Defense during the Korean War, Marshall the statesman created the European Recovery Act (known as the Marshall Plan), made possible the Berlin Airlift, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This masterful biography brings the reader face to face with a genuine American hero.


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