| George Marshall: A Biography Contributor(s): Unger, Debi (Author), Unger, Irwin (Author), Hirshson, Stanley (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1483028895 ISBN-13: 9781483028897 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $40.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.2" W x 5.9" (0.70 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on exhaustive research and filled with rich detail, George Marshall is sure to be hailed as the definitive work on one of the most influential figures in American history--the general who ran the U.S. campaign during the Second World War, the secretary of state who oversaw the successful rebuilding of postwar Europe, and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. While Eisenhower Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, MacArthur, Nimitz, and Leahy waged battles in Europe and the Pacific, one military leader, George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1945, actually ran World War II for America, overseeing all personnel and logistics. This biography, the first to offer a complete picture of his life, follows George C. Marshall from his childhood in western Pennsylvania and his training at the Virginia Military Institute to his role during and after World War II and his death in 1959 at the age of seventy-eight. It casts light on the inspiration he took from historical role models, such as George Washington and Robert E. Lee, and his relationships with military brass, the Washington political establishment, and world leaders, from Harry Truman to Chiang Kai-shek. It explores Marshall's triumphs and defeats during World War II, and his contributions through two critical years of the emerging Cold War--including the transformative Marshall Plan, which saved Western Europe from Soviet domination, and his failed attempt to unite China's Nationalists and Communists. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hirshson, Stanley: - Stanley Hirshson (1928-2003), a professor of history at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, was the author of biographies of Brigham Young, General William T. Sherman, and General George S. Patton. He died while beginning George Marshall: A Biography. Unger, Debi: -Together Irwin and Debi Unger have authored LBJ: A Life and several other books. They live in New York City. Unger, Irwin: -Irwin Unger has won the Pulitzer Prize in history for The Greenback Era as well as two Guggenheim fellowships. Together Irwin and Debi Unger have authored LBJ: A Life and several other books. Heller, Johnny: -Johnny Heller, winner of dozens of AudioFile Earphones Awards, is a two-time winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration and was named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013. |