General of the Army (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Ed Cray
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: 1880-1959
- Principal Characters: George C. Marshall, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Winston Churchill, Sir John Dill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Joseph Stalin, Douglas Macarthur, John J. Pershing, Henry Stimson
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Self-discovery, United States or Americans, World War II, Military life or service, Heroes or heroism, Athletes, Germany or German people, China or Chinese people, Japan or Japanese people, Transportation, Statesmen, Military art or science
General George C. Marshall emerges in Ed Cray’s biography as a leader and statesman whose influence on the course of history ranks him among the most important figures of his time. The biography chronicles a career of more than fifty years that built upon strengths of character and experience and left Marshall with a reputation for integrity and achievement that few world leaders have equaled. As Chief of Staff of the United States Army during World War II and as a cabinet member under President Harry S Truman, first as secretary of state and then as secretary of defense, Marshall...
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