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Marshall: Lessons in Leadership
Contributor(s): Jeffers, H. Paul (Author), Axelrod, Alan (Author), Clark, Wesley K. (Foreword by)
ISBN: 0230114253     ISBN-13: 9780230114258
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
OUR PRICE:   $18.89  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
- Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Political Science | Political Process - General
Dewey: B
Series: Great Generals (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
 
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General George C. Marshall was a skillful and compassionate leader with a unique legacy. He never fired a shot during WWII and led no troops into battle--his brilliance was purely strategic and diplomatic, and incredibly effective. He was responsible for the building, supplying, and, in part, the deployment of over eight million soldiers. In 1947, as Secretary of State, he created the Marshall Plan, a sweeping economic recovery effort that pulled the war-shattered European nations out of ruin, and gave impetus to NATO and the European Common Market. It was for the Marshall Plan that he won the Nobel Peace Prize--the only time in history a military commander has ever been awarded this honor.

Marshall's skilled combination of military strategy and politics, emphasis on planning as well as execution, and his expertise in nation-building holds lessons for military and civilian leaders today.

Contributor Bio(s): Jeffers, H. Paul: - H. Paul Jeffers (1934-2009) was an established military historian and author of seventy books. He worked as an editor and producer at ABC, CBS and NBC, and is the only person to have been news director of both of New York City's all-news radio stations. He taught journalism at New York University, Syracuse University, and Boston University. His books include the novels A Grand Night for Murder and What Mommy Said, and the nonfiction Marshall: Lessons in Leadership with Alan Axelrod. He lived in New York, NY.Clark, Wesley K.: - General Wesley K. Clark served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is author of the best selling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.