March 24, 2021 “The Old Professor” in China On a wintry evening in December 1945, the telephone at Dodona Manor rang for General Marshall. It was President Harry…
March 10, 2021 “Being Educated on Hawaiian Defensive Conditions” “The big thing I learned in World War II was the urgent necessity of frequent visits … I was abreast…
December 24, 2020 The First Wartime Christmas The third week of December, 1941, a British delegation including Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the British Chiefs of Staff…
November 25, 2020 Gratitude and Turkey When Lt. Col. George Marshall served in World War I, he gained a personal knowledge how hard it is to…
November 18, 2020 Not Retirement At All Gen. George Marshall served as Army Chief of Staff from September 1939 to November 1945, longer than the ordinary four-year…
November 5, 2020 “He was an inspiration to us all in those trying days” The relationship between General George C. Marshall and Field Marshal Sir John G. Dill has been considered one of…
October 20, 2020 No more let us falter! From Malta to Yalta! "No more let us falter! From Malta to Yalta!" telegraphed Prime Minister Winston Churchill to President Roosevelt on New Year's…
September 23, 2020 Breaking “Purple” in William Friedman’s own words In late 1938, a decoded Japanese message indicated that in February 1939, the current “A” encryption would no longer be…
September 16, 2020 I deeply regret to confirm … Friday, Sept. 18 is National POW/MIA day, honoring prisoners of war and those still missing in action. I wore an…
