Bibliograph

The partnership, George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the extraordinary collaboration that won World War II, Edward Farley Aldrich

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Label

The partnership, George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the extraordinary collaboration that won World War II, Edward Farley Aldrich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The partnership

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1303084703

Responsibility statement

Edward Farley Aldrich

Sub title

George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the extraordinary collaboration that won World War II

Summary

The Partnership shines a spotlight on two giants of U.S. history, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Marshall and Secretary of War Henry Stimson, telling the fascinating stories of each man, the dramatic story of their collaboration to defeat the Axis-a master class in leadership and teamwork-and the epic story of the United States in World War II

Table Of Contents

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. TRAINING -- 1. The Education of a Wall Street Lawyer (1867-1899) -- 2. Uniontown, Pennsylvania, to the U.S. Army (1880-1903) -- 3. Wall Street Lawyer to Public Servant (1899-1911) -- 4. The Making of an Army Legend (1903-1919) -- 5. Secretary of War to Colonel in the Artillery (1911-1918) -- 6. The Slow Climb (1919-1939) -- 7. Wise Man (1918-1940) -- II. PREPARING -- 8. Together in Washington -- 9. Playing Catch-up -- 10. Running Out of Time -- III. FIGHTING -- 11. Pearl Harbor and the First Ten Weeks12. Japanese American Internment -- 13. Arguing Strategy with the British -- 14. Internal and External Struggles -- 15. The End of the Beginning -- 16. Turning the Corner -- IV. FINISHING -- 17. Preparing for D-Day -- 18. Race to Berlin -- 19. Defeat of Germany -- 20. Victory over Japan -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- GENERAL SOURCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator