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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Roll, David L., 1940-     Subjects     Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959.     Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 -- Military leadership.     Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 -- Political and social views.     United States. Army -- Biography.     Generals -- United States -- Biography.     Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.     United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Roll, David L., 1940-       by title:      George Marshall : de...       by call number:      973.918 M367r     Search the Web     Roll, David L., 1940-     Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959.     Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 -- Military leadership.     Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 -- Political and social views.     United States. Army -- Biography.     Generals -- United States -- Biography.     Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.     United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.       MARC Display

George Marshall : defender of the republic / David L. Roll. by Roll, David L., 1940- Dutton Caliber, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019. Call #: 973.918 M367r Subjects Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959.   Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 -- Military leadership.   Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 -- Political and social views.   United States. Army -- Biography.   Generals -- United States -- Biography.   Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.   United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.   United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.   United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century. ISBN:  9781101990971 (hc.) Description:  viii, 694 p. : ill., maps, portraits ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 611-676) and index. Summary:  "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 lives are more worthy of renewed examination than Marshall and his fifty years of loyal service to the defense of his nation and its values. Even as a young officer he was heralded as a genius, a reputation that grew when in WWI he planned and executed a nighttime movement of more than a half million troops from one battlefield to another that led to the armistice. Between the wars he helped modernize combat training, and re-staffed the U.S. Army's officer corps with the men who would lead in the next decades. But as WWII loomed, it was the role of army chief of staff in which Marshall's intellect and backbone were put to the test, when his blind commitment to duty would run up against the realities of Washington politics. Long seen as a stoic, almost statuesque figure, he emerges in these pages as a man both remarkable and deeply human, thanks to newly discovered sources. Set against the backdrop of five major conflicts--two world wars, Palestine, Korea, and the Cold War--Marshall's education in military, diplomatic, and political power, replete with their nuances and ambiguities, runs parallel with America's emergence as a global superpower. The result is a defining account of one of our most consequential leaders"--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 973.918 M367r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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