The Resource George C Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American century
George C Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American century
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Resource Information
The item George C Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American century represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- General George C. Marshall played a pivotal role in American history between 1939 and 1951. In this work, Mark Stoler integrates an extensive variety of primary and secondary sources, including Marshall's private papers, in the story of the frustrations and successes of Marshall's attempts to forge a workable military policy in World War II consistent with the basic principles of American democracy. Marshall, best remembered for the Marshall Plan, is made comprehensible as a strategist at the center of the most destructive conflict in world history
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 252 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Two worlds, 1880-1902
- Young officer in a new army, 1902-15
- The world war and after, 1914-24
- Frustration, grief, and triumph, 1924-39
- Preparing for the unpreparable, 1939-41
- The struggle for a unified global strategy, 1941-43
- The faces of power, 1943-45
- The limits of power, 1944-47
- Creating a new foreign policy, 1947-49
- Denouement in Korea and at home, 1949-59
- Isbn
- 9780805777857
- Label
- George C Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American century
- Title
- George C Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- General George C. Marshall played a pivotal role in American history between 1939 and 1951. In this work, Mark Stoler integrates an extensive variety of primary and secondary sources, including Marshall's private papers, in the story of the frustrations and successes of Marshall's attempts to forge a workable military policy in World War II consistent with the basic principles of American democracy. Marshall, best remembered for the Marshall Plan, is made comprehensible as a strategist at the center of the most destructive conflict in world history
- Cataloging source
- UkLiU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stoler, Mark A
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E745.M37
- LC item number
- S75 1989
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Series statement
- Twayne's twentieth-century American biography series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Generals
- Statesmen
- United States
- Marshall, George C.
- United States
- Label
- George C Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American century
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-239) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Two worlds, 1880-1902 -- Young officer in a new army, 1902-15 -- The world war and after, 1914-24 -- Frustration, grief, and triumph, 1924-39 -- Preparing for the unpreparable, 1939-41 -- The struggle for a unified global strategy, 1941-43 -- The faces of power, 1943-45 -- The limits of power, 1944-47 -- Creating a new foreign policy, 1947-49 -- Denouement in Korea and at home, 1949-59
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 252 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780805777857
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- George C Marshall: soldier-statesman of the American century
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-239) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Two worlds, 1880-1902 -- Young officer in a new army, 1902-15 -- The world war and after, 1914-24 -- Frustration, grief, and triumph, 1924-39 -- Preparing for the unpreparable, 1939-41 -- The struggle for a unified global strategy, 1941-43 -- The faces of power, 1943-45 -- The limits of power, 1944-47 -- Creating a new foreign policy, 1947-49 -- Denouement in Korea and at home, 1949-59
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 252 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780805777857
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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