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

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

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

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

by Ed Cray
$32.95
Sale price  $32.95 Regular price 

Book Overview

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 Defense during the Korean War, Marshall the statesman created the European Recovery Act (known as the Marshall Plan) and made possible the Berlin Airlift. Ed Cray in this masterful biography brings us face-to-face with a genuine American hero and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

ISBN9781493049004
Author Ed Cray
PublisherLyons Press
GenreBiography and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 2020
LanguageENG- English
Pages864
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Ed Cray

Ed Cray is the author of Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren and Chrome Colossus: General Motors and Its Time, among other works. He lives in Los Angeles.

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