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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c1990
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
As the U.S. Army's Chief of staff through World War II, George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) organized the military mobilization of unprecedented number 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 Defence during the Korean War, Marshall the statesman created the European Recovery Act (known as the Marshall Plan) and made possible...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Masterly. . . . Roberts's portrait of the relationship between the four men who made Allied strategy through the war years is a triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." -Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books
An epic joint biography, Masters and Commanders explores the degree to which the course of the Second World War turned on the relationships and temperaments of four of the strongest personalities of the...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Presents a complete picture of the life of George C. Marshall, from his childhood and military training through his role as chief of staff of the U.S. Army during World War II and his leadership efforts as Secretary of State in rebuilding post-war Europe.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A unique look at the complex relationship between two of America's foremost World War II leaders.
The first book ever to explore the relationship between George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower, Partners in Command eloquently tackles a subject that has eluded historians for years. As Mark Perry charts the crucial impact of this duo on victory in World War II and later as they lay the foundation for triumph in the Cold War, he shows us an unlikely,...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Caliber
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall--America's most distinguished soldier-statesman since George Washington--whose selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course of two world wars and helped define the American century. Winston Churchill called him World War II's "organizer of victory." Harry Truman said he was "the greatest military man that this country ever produced." Today, in our era of failed leadership, few...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
An acclaimed military historian presents this powerful history of four military leaders--Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, George Marshall and Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower--who exhibited unparalleled military leadership that led the U.S. victoriously through two World Wars.
Author
Publisher
NAL/Caliber/Penguin
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
In a lifetime shaped by politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proved himself a master manipulator of Congress, the press, and the public. But when war in Europe and Asia threatened America's shores, FDR found himself in a world turned upside down, where his friends became his foes, his enemies his allies. To help wage democracy's first "total war," he turned to one of history's most remarkable triumvirates. Henry Stimson, an old-money Republican...
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Partnership shines a spotlight on two giants of U.S. history, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Marshall and Secretary of War Henry Stimson, telling the fascinating stories of each man, the dramatic story of their collaboration to defeat the Axis-a master class in leadership and teamwork-and the epic story of the United States in World War II.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Groom tells the intertwined and uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall. These three remarkable men-of-arms who rose from the gruesome hell of the First World War to become the finest generals of their generation during World War II redefined America's ideas of military leadership and brought forth a new generation of American soldier. Against the backdrop of the most dramatic moments of the twentieth century,...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
©2005, 1994
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
Description
"This multi-talented general, chief of staff, secretary of state and diplomat built and directed the largest army in history from 1939-1945. See why this military genius and author of the Marshall Plan is the only career soldier ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize and why he was one of the most influential figures of the 20th century!"--Container.
Publisher
Madacy Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Collections of programs on heroes of the Second World War, including Dwight Eisenhower, George S. Patton, Omar Bradley, Douglas Macarthur, Henry "Hap" Arnold, James Doolittle, Chester W. Nimitz, George C. Marshall, Joseph Stilwell, Bernard Montgomery, Georgi Zhukov, Sir Arthur Harris, and others.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A Team of Rivals for World War II, here is the inside story of how FDR and the towering personalities around him waged war in the corridors of Washington D.C. to secure ultimate victory on the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific. Faced with the unprecedented challenges posed by a global war against entrenched and implacable totalitarian forces, Franklin Delano Roosevelt surrounded himself with a colorful group of strong-minded counselors, including...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A nuanced history of the doomed diplomatic mission that turned the tides of the Chinese Civil War. Following the phenomenal success of General George C. Marshall's leadership of the American army during World War II, he was the standout candidate for a vital international mission: brokering a coalition government between China's warring Nationalists and Communists. Marshall went overseas as a U.S. "special representative" and began enacting miraculous...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A portrait of one of the greatest leaders of modern history, George Catlett Marshall, and a distillation of the essential lessons his formation offers to the leaders of today and tomorrow. George Marshall was a soldier-statesman who guided the Allies to victory during World War II and set Europe on the postwar path to recovery with the plan that bears his name, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. But how did he become such an effective leader?...
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