George C. Marshall

Servant of the American Nation
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-29616-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 193 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 321 g

Reihe: The World of the Roosevelts

Bringing together a who's who of Marshall scholars, this volume examines the major roles assumed by Marshall over his five-decade career - soldier; statesman and peacemaker; and leader and manager - to illuminate key issues and themes surrounding the man and his era.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brower, C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte Regionalgeschichte der USA: Einzelne Staaten, Städte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Servant of the American Nation; C.F.Brower   Keynote Address: The Mind of Marshall; J.Bunting III   PART I: MARSHALL AS SOLDIER  Marshall and the Emergence of a New Generation of Leaders; E.M.Coffman   Marshall as Grand Strategist; P.L.Miles   Marshall, Education, and Leadership; W.Murray  PART II: MARSHALL AS STATESMAN AND PEACEMAKER  The Marshall Plan and American Modesty; N.Mills  Fighting the Problem: George C. Marshall and Korea; J.I.Matray Undervalued Legacy: Marshall's Mission to China; B.Machado   PART III: MARSHALL AS LEADER AND MANAGER  The Marshall Leadership Model and the Prospect of Administrative Heroism; G.Pops  Achieving Victory through Strategic Management and Leadership; S.W.Husted   Demon of Integrity; C.F.Brower   Concluding Address: The Marshall Legacy; M.A.Stoler

Über Autor(innen)

CHARLES F. BROWER Professor of History and International Relations at Virginia Military Institute, USA, where he teaches courses in American foreign policy and national security and holds the Henry King Burgwyn Chair in Military History.