Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace - Hardcover

Perry, Mark

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9781594201059: Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace
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ISBN 10: 1594201056 ISBN 13: 9781594201059
Publisher: The Penguin Press, 2007

Synopsis

Profiles the fateful military partnership between the U.S. Army chief-of-staff and future president during World War II and into the Cold War years, citing their collaboration on major battles, Marshall's influence on Eisenhower's subsequent military and political career, and the reversal in their positions toward the end of the war.

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Mark Perry is a military, intelligence, and foreign policy analyst and the co-director of Conflicts Forum, an international political advocacy organization. He is the author of six critically acclaimed books, and his articles have appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, St. Louis Post Dispatch, and Newsday. He served as the editor of Washington's City Paper and as the editor of The Veteran, the largest circulation newspaper for veterans in the country. He helped research and write the BBC's award-winning documentary The Intelligence War Against Iraq in 1991 and has appeared regularly on CNN's The International Hour, Special Assignment, and the Saturday- and Sunday-morning news shows.

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Perry is a military, intelligence, and foreign-policy analyst and a coordinator of Conflicts Forum, an international political advocacy organization. His absorbing account follows the alliance between two men who must be credited with a substantial role in winning World War II in Europe as well as laying the foundation for postwar foreign policy as the cold war commenced. Alliance is the key word here, since Marshall and Eisenhower never became close friends. Both men disdained pomp and formality. But Marshall was often withdrawn and distant, and he rarely praised subordinates. Eisenhower was outgoing and comfortable in social situations, and he made a point of showing appreciation for those working for him. Yet their personalities seemed to complement each other superbly. This book will be an excellent addition to military-history collections. Freeman, Jay
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Publisher
The Penguin Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1594201056
ISBN 13 
9781594201059
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
496
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