The Papers of George Catlett Marshall: "The Soldierly Spirit," December 1880 - June 1939 (Volume 1) - Hardcover

Marshall, George Catlett

 
9780801825521: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall: "The Soldierly Spirit," December 1880 - June 1939 (Volume 1)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0801825520 ISBN 13: 9780801825521
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981

Synopsis

Winner of the Arthur S. Link-Warren F. Kuehl Price for Documentary Editing of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations

The Papers of George Catlett Marshall comprise the eminent soldier and statesman's most noteworthy personal and official correspondence, speeches, congressional testimonies, and statements to the press. Volume 1 follows Marshall from childhood to his appointment as acting Chief of Staff of the US Army. It covers his education at the Virginia Military Institute and early service in France, China and the Philippines, as well as his experiences as aide-de-camp to General John J. Pershing and as assistant commandant of the Infantry School as Fort Benning, Georgia, where he mentored future leaders such as Omar Bradley, Matthew Ridgway, Joseph Stilwell and, Walter Bedell Smith.

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About the Authors

Larry I. Bland was editor of the Marshall Papers Project until his death in 2007. The Marshall Papers are published under the auspices of the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia.

Sharon Ritenour Stevens is associate editor of The Marshall Papers. The Marshall Papers are published under the auspices of the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia.

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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date
1981
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801825520
ISBN 13 
9780801825521
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
776
Editor
Bland Larry I., Stevens Sharon Ritenour