George C. Marshall (1880-1959), arguably the greatest soldier America has produced, was an enigmatic figure throughout his life. Famously tight-lipped, the general-statesman repressed all personal ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: George C. Marshall was a Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1945 Vignette. Army Chief of Staff General ...

One antidote to our poisonous, nasty political atmosphere is to consider especially significant positive leaders of our past. Author, educator and soldier Josiah Bunting III has done just that for us ...

Last week an air of great decision hung over Washington. To some it even seemed that the commanders and civilians who hold the fate of the U.S. in their hands had decided at last “how the U.S. is ...

A portrait of an often ignored alliance between two iconic military figures and the ways in which their unusual collaboration would ultimately shape fifty years of successful American foreign policy.

1. Unlike Abraham Lincoln, who found his successful generals in the Civil War through protracted and painful trial and error, Franklin D. Roosevelt required few trials and seldom made errors in his ...

When Harvard University held its graduation on June 5, 1947, the commencement address was only 11 minutes long. But that short speech, delivered by U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall, was ...

Fort Knox, Ky. – More than 200 of the Army’s top ROTC and United States Military Academy- West Point cadets descended upon Fort Knox, Ky., to attend the George C. Marshall Leadership and Awards ...