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Marshall, George C. 1880-1959

ARMY GENERAL, CHIEF OF STAFF, US. SECRETARY
OF STATE (1947-1949), U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
(1950-1951)

Important General and Statesman.

Gen. George C. Marshall's bureaucratic career soared as America evolved from a largely isolated economic powerhouse to the world's military superpower and global policeman. Though he never came under fire himself, Marshall planned key offensives during World War I and trained the leading generals of World War II. As army chief of staff during the World War II, he shaped and managed all elements of global strategy and in the armed peace that followed shaped critical aspects of the postwar global economy in line with the goals of American internationalists. As the civilian secretary of state and later secretary of defense, Marshall served as one of the principal strategists of the Cold War. He became the only military man ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his organization of...

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