Marshall: A Statesman Shaped in the Crucible of War

Rachel Yarnell Thompson's Marshall: A Statesman Shaped in the Crucible of War begins with a sandy-haired, mischievous, and energetic boy, nurtured by his mother, judged and challenged by his father, and deeply loved by both. Thompson has taken Marshall from that fresh-faced youth's tentative and formative time to the intersection of national and world events where he soon proved his mettle as a leader. Combining extensive primary source material with secondary sources, Thompson's biography presents an authoritative and superbly readable story of George C. Marshall's extraordinary journey.