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The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. "The Whole World Hangs in the Balance," January 8, 1947-September 30, 1949.
Marshall, George Catlett. Ed(S): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour; Holt, Daniel D.; Stoler, Mark A.
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Description for The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. "The Whole World Hangs in the Balance," January 8, 1947-September 30, 1949.
Marshall retired at the beginning of 1949, but his respite from public service would be short-lived. Editor(s): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour; Holt, Daniel D.; Stoler, Mark A. Series: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. Num Pages: 880 pages, 50, 46 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1308.
George Catlett Marshall's two years as secretary of state, from January 1947 to January 1949, remain among the most eventful in the history of both the State Department and American foreign policy in general. The period covered in volume 6 of "The Papers of George Catlett Marshall" saw the formal break between the United States and its Soviet wartime ally and the beginning of the cold war; civil wars in Greece and China; decolonization and independence for India, Pakistan, and Israel; the Truman Doctrine; the Marshall Plan; the Berlin blockade and airlift; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and the Organization ... Read more
George Catlett Marshall's two years as secretary of state, from January 1947 to January 1949, remain among the most eventful in the history of both the State Department and American foreign policy in general. The period covered in volume 6 of "The Papers of George Catlett Marshall" saw the formal break between the United States and its Soviet wartime ally and the beginning of the cold war; civil wars in Greece and China; decolonization and independence for India, Pakistan, and Israel; the Truman Doctrine; the Marshall Plan; the Berlin blockade and airlift; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and the Organization ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
Series
The Papers of George Catlett Marshall
Number of Pages
880
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421407920
SKU
V9781421407920
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99-17
About Marshall, George Catlett. Ed(S): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour; Holt, Daniel D.; Stoler, Mark A.
The Marshall Papers are published under the auspices of the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia. Larry I. Bland was editor until his death in 2007. Mark A. Stoler has been editor since 2008. Sharon Ritenour Stevens is associate editor. Daniel D. Holt has been managing editor since 2008.
Reviews for The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. "The Whole World Hangs in the Balance," January 8, 1947-September 30, 1949.
The edited volumes of Marshall's papers have always enjoyed the reputation for superb editorship and clarity. Stoler and his team deserve credit for maintaining the high quality of the previous five volumes. Readers anxiously await the seventh-and final-volume in the series.
COL Cole C. Kingseed, USA Ret. Army This book, like others in the series, will be of great ... Read more
COL Cole C. Kingseed, USA Ret. Army This book, like others in the series, will be of great ... Read more