George Marshall: A Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060577193 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 560 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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They live in New York City.Irwin Unger has won the Pulitzer Prize in history for The Greenback Era as well as two Guggenheim fellowships. Sherman, and Gen. Together Irwin and Debi Unger have authored LBJ: A Life and several other books. He is the author of biographies of Brigham Young, Gen. William T. George Patton, and died in 2003.. Together Irwin and De
Marshall looms large over the twentieth century. Marshall’s leadership style drives this grand but judicious biography of a fascinating man.” (Evan Thomas, author of IKE'S BLUFF) . Debi and Irwin Unger’s in-depth biography will raise an eyebrow or two over the man we thought we knew and provide an intriguing look at Marshall’s guarded personality, his complicated relationships, and his turbulent times.” (Walter R. Borneman, author of THE ADMIRALS and AMERICAN SPRING)“Integrity, honor, humility-how quaint, and how sorely missed, these virtues seem today. “Elegant and iconoclastic… refreshing… persuasive.” (New York Times
A major historical biography of George C. campaign during the Second World War, the Secretary of State who oversaw the successful rebuilding of post-war Europe, and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize—and the first to offer a complete picture of his life.While Eisenhower Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, MacArthur, Nimitz, and Leahy waged battles in Europe and the Pacific, one military leader actually ran World War II for America, overseeing personnel and logistics: Chief of Staff of the U.S. Marshall—the general who ran the U.S. It brings to light the virtuous historical role models who inspired him, including George Washington and Robert E. It explores Marshall’s successes and failures during World War II, and his contributions throug
And the authors call Marshall indecisive? This work is largely quotes from other far more scholarly histories and biographies of Marshall and the other principal Western leaders during the 1920 - 1955 period, all strung together with snarky comments, immediately followed by "balancing" comments. They repeatedly laud Marshall for his integrity and care in gathering information and considering the positions of subordinates and allies, then sneer at him for not having made the "correct" decision more rapidly. Of course, it took the authors some six. Why was this published? Jonas Just finished slogging through the Unger book about George Marshall. It should have been entitled "500 pages of criticisms and damning with faint praise" re George Marshall. I have never read a book that uses the demeaning, diminishing descriptives as these authors continually use regarding any and nearly all of Marshall's activities and decisions. They used the word "dithering" numerous times to describe his decision making style. Accusations of equivocation in his statements come often and are tiresome. I would recommend those books over this one any day If you read Dr. Forest Pogue's books on George Marshall, you will read the authentic biography of George Marshall. I would recommend those books over this one any day!