August 26, 2020 Bem vindos o Brasil! Welcome to Brazil! On May 25, 1939, the Navy cruiser U.S.S. Nashville docked at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Acting Chief of Staff…
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 16, 2020 A Searing Light It was first called the “Laboratory for the Development of Substitute Materials,” then the “Manhattan Engineer District,” after the location…
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…
July 1, 2020 Marshall Begins Duties as Acting Army Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff George C. Marshall assumed the chief’s duties on July 1, 1939. According to army regulations: “The…
June 17, 2020 A good day fishing Some of George Marshall's favorite childhood memories were going fishing, especially with his father. These father-son excursions led to an…
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 8, 2020 Victory in Europe “The mission of this Allied force was fulfilled at 0241, local time, May 7th, 1945,” Gen. Eisenhower to the Combined…
