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George C. Marshall (view source)
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, 02:43, September 27, 2007"agrarian reformers"
'''George Catlett Marshall''' (Uniontown, PA. 31 Dec 1880 - 16 Oct 1959), was an American hero in [[World War II]] and a prominent Diplomat, after whom the "Marshall Plan" was named.
'''George Catlett Marshall''' (Uniontown, PA. 31 Dec 1880 - 16 Oct 1959), was an American hero in [[World War II]] and a prominent Diplomat, after whom the "Marshall Plan" was named.
America's foremost soldier during World War II, served as chief of staff from 1939 to 1945, building and directing the largest army in history. On September 1, 1939, he was promoted to Chief of Staff with the rank of General, and he was named General of the Army on December 16, 1944.
America's foremost soldier during World War II, served as chief of staff from 1939 to 1945, building and directing the largest army in history. On September 1, 1939, he was promoted to Chief of Staff with the rank of General, and he was named General of the Army on December 16, 1944. Marshall later became the subject of much criticism after responding to an observer in Hong Kong with the language used by several [[Comintern]] journalists and [[propagandist]]s, referring to Chairman [[Mao Zedong]] and [[Chinese Communist Party]] as, "These fellows are
just old-fashioned agrarian reformers."<ref>''While You Slept : Our Tragedy in Asia and Who Made It'', John T. Flynn, New York : The Devin - Adair Company, 1951, [http://www.mises.org/books/whileyouslept.pdf pg. 22] pdf.</ref>
As diplomat, he acted as Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949, formulating the [[Marshall Plan]], an unprecedented program of economic and military aid to in war-ravaged Western Europe. This program became known as the "Marshall Plan" and led to the coalition of free nations under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to help revitalize Europe. Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for this work.<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1953/marshall-bio.html The Nobel Peace Prize 1953]</ref>
As diplomat, he acted as Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949, formulating the [[Marshall Plan]], an unprecedented program of economic and military aid to in war-ravaged Western Europe. This program became known as the "Marshall Plan" and led to the coalition of free nations under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to help revitalize Europe. Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for this work.<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1953/marshall-bio.html The Nobel Peace Prize 1953]</ref>