The Biography Discussion Group will discuss George Marshall: A Biography by Irwin Unger and Stanley Hirshson (Harper, $18.99). This is a complete picture of the life of George C. Marshall, Staff of the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1945 and the military leader who actually ran World War II for America as he oversaw all personnel and logistics. Following 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, this biography 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 establishment, and world leaders, from Harry Truman to Chiang Kai-shek. It also 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.
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