September 18, 2020 Lasting Indebtedness: George C. Marshall, William Dean, and the POWs of the Korean War Issues surrounding prisoners of war (POWs) played a critical role in Korean War history. Disagreements between the US-led United Nations…
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…
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…
