'A Supreme Act of Faith'. George C. Marshall and the Transfer of Munitions to Great Britain, May-June 1940

Abstract

This thesis is on the role of General George C. Marshall in the decision to transfer large quantities of U.S. munitions to Great Britain. It argues that Marshall's priorities were not altered by the German victories in the spring of 1940. It also explains how the Chief of Staff of the Army resisted transfers of modern weapons abroad in 1939 and 1940. At the same time, he accepted that building a balanced army, one equipped with modern weapons, could not be done either rapidly or with the WWI surplus weapons sent to England. Therefore, he supported the transfer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA224350

Entities

People

  • Jon K. Berlin

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Foreign Relations
  • Government (Foreign)
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Machine Guns
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Small Arms
  • Small Arms Ammunition
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.