Marshall's Strategy and the Communist Threat

Abstract

In the critical period between 1939 and 1949, General George Catlett Marshall served his country successively as Army Chief of Staff, Special Representative to the Republic of China, and Secretary of State. In this period and in these offices, he was one of the chief architects of the strategy adopted by the United States to counter the two aggressive "isms" which have threatened world order and security in the 20th century: Naziism and Communism. The purpose of this research paper is to trace the development and content of General Marshall's strategic thinking in the decade from 1 September 1939, when he was appointed Chief of Staff, to January 1949, when he retired as Secretary of State.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 1966
Accession Number
ADA526213

Entities

People

  • Lawrence K. Brady

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

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  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Far East
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Ideologies
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • United States

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