cover image General of the Army: George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman

General of the Army: George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman

Ed Cray. Simon & Schuster, $14.95 (847pp) ISBN 978-0-671-74124-2

Marshall raised an army of nearly seven million as FDR's wartime chief of staff, shaped the postwar world as secretary of state and secretary of defense under Truman, and served selflessly with eight other presidents. ``In this well-balanced biography, Marshall emerges as a person of integrity, nobility and greatness, both of vision and of character,'' said PW. Photos. (June)