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December 7, 2020

Friends and Pranksters: Marshall and Brigadier General Adams

It is difficult to imagine Marshall as inhabiting anything but the no-nonsense, resolute persona of his professional life. This image is so pervasive that we are commonly…

October 1, 2020

#AskAnArchivist Day, October 7th 2020

Next Wednesday, October 7th, is #AskAnArchivist Day. This day-long event sponsored by the Society of American Archivists is an opportunity…

September 9, 2020

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Turns 60

During a quiet ceremony in July 1960 that formally transferred a facility from the military to a civilian agency, the…

July 30, 2020

Young Marshall: Master of the Situation

Several innocent anecdotes Marshall used to tell about his childhood demonstrate his future leadership capabilities. A favorite concerns Marshall’s first…

July 9, 2020

Marshall Myth: Marshall and Vacation

The great responsibilities that Marshall had during the war have led some people to conclude that he never took a…

June 11, 2020

“The hardest work I ever did in my life.”

The Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS, is the graduate school for U.S. Army officers primarily. It…

May 27, 2020

The Battle of Cantigny in the words of Lt. Col. George C. Marshall

After the United States declared war on the Central Powers April 6, 1917, the first U.S. troops arrived in France…

May 22, 2020

Seeing Stars

Gens. Dwight D. Eisenhower and George C. Marshall at the Algeria Conference There’s an issue with this photo. Do you…

March 31, 2020

Serving in the Philippines Part 2: Other duties as assigned

Serving in the Philippines Part 2: Other Duties as Assigned While Marshall must have been glad to be on land…

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