The Papers of George Catlett Marshall: "The Soldierly Spirit," December 1880 - June 1939

by George Catlett Marshall, Larry I. Bland (Editor), Sharon Ritenour Stevens (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801825521
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	11/01/1981
Series:	The Papers of George Catlett Marshall
Pages:	776
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Guide to Editorial Policies
Sources of Illustrations
Marshall Chronology
Introduction
Young Officer
World War I
Aid to Pershing
Tientsin, China
Instruction and Command
Illinois National Guard
Vancouver Barracks
War Department
Index

Editorial Reviews

The richest, most thought-provoking and professionally reassuring books to come along for some time . . . These papers are fascinating and professionally enriching because of the range of Marshall's prolific action and deep level of understanding.
—Military Intelligence

From the Publisher

The richest, most thought-provoking and professionally reassuring books to come along for some time . . . These papers are fascinating and professionally enriching because of the range of Marshall's prolific action and deep level of understanding.

Military Intelligence