George C. Marshall

Biography

George Catlett Marshall Jr. GCB (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the US Army under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, then served as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under Truman.[4] Winston Churchill lauded Marshall as the "organizer of victory" for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II. After the war, he spent a frustrating year trying and failing to avoid the impending Chinese Civil War. As Secretary of State, Marshall advocated a U.S. economic and political commitment to post-war European recovery, including the Marshall Plan that bore his name. In recognition of this work, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.

Known For

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

as Self (archive footage)

First Ladies

as Self (archive footage

Laboratory Greece

as Self (archive footage)

On Company Business

as Self - US Secretary of State (archive footage)

Crusade in Europe

as Self (archive footage)

Doolittle's Raiders: A Final Toast

as Self (archive footage)

A Web of War

as Self (archive footage)

Crimean Conference

as Self

It's Your War Too