A01=George Catlett Marshall
Author_George Catlett Marshall
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Diplomacy
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international politics
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military papers
Product details
- ISBN 9781421419626
- Weight: 1565g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 26 Jun 2016
- Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This seventh and final volume of The Papers of George Catlett Marshall covers the last ten years of Marshall's life, when he served as secretary of defense from September 1950 to September 1951 following a year as American Red Cross president. Dramatic swings in fortune for US and UN forces in Korea consumed him as defense secretary, yet Europe remained Marshall's strategic focus and with it the establishment of a NATO military command, efforts to convince the French to accept German rearmament, congressional approval for a major US military buildup, and a Mutual Security Program for America's allies. Marshall also participated in the decision to relieve General Douglas MacArthur, sparking public uproar and a Senate investigation. Marshall remained active and honored in retirement, particularly in 1953, when he led the US delegation to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and then became the first professional soldier to win the Nobel Peace Prize, a tribute to the Marshall Plan. Through it all, he maintained an extensive correspondence with national and international leaders.
When he died on October 16, 1959, George Catlett Marshall was hailed by many as the nation's greatest soldier-statesman since George Washington.
The Marshall Papers are published under the auspices of the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia. Mark A. Stoler has been the editor since 2008. Daniel D. Holt has been the managing editor since 2008.
