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03565aam a2200409 i 4500 001 E142E316F63711EE80258AC022ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240409010228 008 230217s2024 nyua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2023004371 020 $a 1400042585 020 $a 9781400042586 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d IMmBT $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E745.M37 $b B86 2024 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23/eng/20230224 100 1 $a Bunting, Josiah, $c III, $d 1939- $e author. 245 14 $a The making of a leader : $b the formative years of George C. Marshall / $c Josiah Bunting III. 246 30 $a Formative years of George C. Marshall 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Alfred A. Knopf, $c 2024. 300 $a xv, 245 pages : $b illustration ; $c 20 cm 500 $a "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf." 520 $a "A portrait of one of the greatest leaders of modern history, George Catlett Marshall, and a distillation of the essential lessons his formation offers to the leaders of today and tomorrow. George Marshall was a soldier-statesman who guided the Allies to victory during World War II and set Europe on the postwar path to recovery with the plan that bears his name, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. But how did he become such an effective leader? By eschewing the years and accomplishments for which Marshall is most often remembered and focusing instead on the decisive moments that led up to them, Making a Leader provides the most detailed look yet at the mettle of Marshall's character, guiding us from his arrival as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute and his Fort Leavenworth days--where he "learned how to learn"--to his instructive time as John J. Pershing's aide-de-camp and his critical experiences during World War I. Josiah Bunting III, a lifelong educator and former superintendent of Marshall's alma mater, highlights the importance of Marshall's activity between the wars, when he led "the single most influential period of military education" at Fort Benning, eventually culminating in his appointment as Army chief of staff in 1939. In this penetrating portrait, told with the command and fluency of one who knows the story by heart, Bunting cuts through the legend of Marshall to the man--his frustrations, passions, loves, and brilliance--revealing a humble commander who knew not only how to lead himself but how to see the leader in others"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index. 505 0 $a Marshall and me -- Formation and Biography -- My Youngest and My Last -- Marshall at VMI -- Early Service, Philippines -- Fort Reno -- Fort Leavenworth -- Lieutenant and Captain -- First World War -- Between the Two World Wars -- China -- Teacher -- Fort Screven and Vancouver Barracks -- A Soldier for Democracy. 600 10 $a Marshall, George C. $q (George Catlett), $d 1880-1959 $x Military leadership. 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army $v Biography. 650 0 $a Statesmen $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Leadership $z United States $v Case studies. 651 0 $a United States $x History, Military $y 20th century. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Bunting, Josiah, III, 1939- $t Making of a leader $b First edition. $d New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024 $z 9780385350426 $w (DLC) 2023004372 941 $a 1 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409045454.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E142E316F63711EE80258AC022ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search