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General of the Army: George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman
General of the Army George C Marshall Soldier and Statesman Author:Ed Cray Part One Of Two Parts As chief of staff of the United States Army during WW II, George Marshall helped shape the defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. He was an active, often decisive, influence in the conferences between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. But it was as a statesman that he made his greatest mark. Secretary of State under Tr... more »uman, Marshall engineered the European Recovery Act (Marshall Plan) to rebuild a war-ravaged continent. At the conclusion of his long career, Marshall was given the Nobel Peace Prize -- the first and only military man to be so honored. "No student of leadership in a democracy can afford to ignore this book and its implications for the coming decades." (Library Journal)« less