Title: George C. Marshall :
Authors: Stoler, Mark A.
Date: 1989
Publisher: Twayne Publishers,
Physical description: xii, 252 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: E
Abstract: 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.
Contents: Two worlds, 1880-1902 -- Young officer in a new army, 1902-15 -- The world war and after, 1914-24 -- Frustration, grief, and triumph, 1924-39 -- Preparing for the unpreparable, 1939-41 -- The struggle for a unified global strategy, 1941-43 -- The faces of power, 1943-45 -- The limits of power, 1944-47 -- Creating a new foreign policy, 1947-49 -- Denouement in Korea and at home, 1949-59.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Generals--United States--Biography; Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959.; Statesmen--United States--Biography.; United States--History, Military--20th century.; United States. Army--Biography.