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George Marshall

by Debi Unger
Irwin Unger
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“A full-scale biography of this great soldier-statesman that is both comprehensively researched and highly readable” (Publishers Weekly).
Here is the first biography to offer a complete picture of the life of George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1945 and the military leader who actually ran World War II for America as he oversaw all personnel and logistics.
Following Marshall from his childhood in western Pennsylvania and his training at the Virginia Military Institute to his role during and after World War II and his death in 1959 at the age of seventy-eight, this biography casts light on the inspiration he took from historical role models, such as George Washington and Robert E. Lee, and his relationships with military brass, the Washington political establishment, and world leaders, from Harry Truman to Chiang Kai-shek. It also explores Marshall’s triumphs and defeats during World War II, and his contributions through two critical years of the emerging Cold War—including the transformative Marshall Plan, which saved Western Europe from Soviet domination, and his failed attempt to unite China’s Nationalists and Communists.
Based on exhaustive research and filled with rich detail, George Marshall is sure to be hailed as the definitive work on one of the most influential figures in American history.
“Elegant and iconoclastic . . . refreshing . . . persuasive.” —New York Times Book Review
“A grand but judicious biography of a fascinating man.” —Evan Thomas, author of Ike’s Bluff
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Publisher: HarperCollins

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  • Release date: January 17, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780062365743
  • Release date: January 17, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780062365743
  • File size: 3388 KB
  • Release date: January 17, 2024
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Biography & Autobiography Politics Military Nonfiction

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“A full-scale biography of this great soldier-statesman that is both comprehensively researched and highly readable” (Publishers Weekly).
Here is the first biography to offer a complete picture of the life of George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1945 and the military leader who actually ran World War II for America as he oversaw all personnel and logistics.
Following Marshall from his childhood in western Pennsylvania and his training at the Virginia Military Institute to his role during and after World War II and his death in 1959 at the age of seventy-eight, this biography casts light on the inspiration he took from historical role models, such as George Washington and Robert E. Lee, and his relationships with military brass, the Washington political establishment, and world leaders, from Harry Truman to Chiang Kai-shek. It also explores Marshall’s triumphs and defeats during World War II, and his contributions through two critical years of the emerging Cold War—including the transformative Marshall Plan, which saved Western Europe from Soviet domination, and his failed attempt to unite China’s Nationalists and Communists.
Based on exhaustive research and filled with rich detail, George Marshall is sure to be hailed as the definitive work on one of the most influential figures in American history.
“Elegant and iconoclastic . . . refreshing . . . persuasive.” —New York Times Book Review
“A grand but judicious biography of a fascinating man.” —Evan Thomas, author of Ike’s Bluff
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Politics Military Nonfiction