Bibliograph

The making of a leader, the formative years of George C. Marshall, Josiah Bunting III

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The making of a leader, the formative years of George C. Marshall, Josiah Bunting III

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The making of a leader

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1371468229

Responsibility statement

Josiah Bunting III

Sub title

the formative years of George C. Marshall

Summary

"A portrait of one of the greatest leaders of modern history, George Catlett Marshall, and a distillation of the essential lessons his formation offers to the leaders of today and tomorrow. George Marshall was a soldier-statesman who guided the Allies to victory during World War II and set Europe on the postwar path to recovery with the plan that bears his name, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. But how did he become such an effective leader? By eschewing the years and accomplishments for which Marshall is most often remembered and focusing instead on the decisive moments that led up to them, Making a Leader provides the most detailed look yet at the mettle of Marshall's character, guiding us from his arrival as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute and his Fort Leavenworth days--where he "learned how to learn"--to his instructive time as John J. Pershing's aide-de-camp and his critical experiences during World War I. Josiah Bunting III, a lifelong educator and former superintendent of Marshall's alma mater, highlights the importance of Marshall's activity between the wars, when he led "the single most influential period of military education" at Fort Benning, eventually culminating in his appointment as Army chief of staff in 1939. In this penetrating portrait, told with the command and fluency of one who knows the story by heart, Bunting cuts through the legend of Marshall to the man--his frustrations, passions, loves, and brilliance--revealing a humble commander who knew not only how to lead himself but how to see the leader in others"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Marshall and I -- Formation and Biography -- My Youngest and My Last -- Marshall at VMI -- Early Service, Philippines -- Fort Reno -- Fort Leavenworth -- Lieutenant and Captain -- First World War -- Between the Two World Wars -- China -- Teacher -- Fort Screven and Vancouver Barracks -- A Soldier for Democracy

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Formative years of George C. Marshall

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