BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR 43-45 by U.S Army

Washington DC: Infantry Journal Press, 1946. First edition. . Mass-market paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Covers soiled. Front light vertical crease. Poor quality paper significantly age-toned. Inside front cover foxed.. 1 243 p. Includes maps. Red bordered white paper covers; black titles; 2 lines red stars above, below black eagle icon line art. Back cover and inside same, "Standard Military Books" listed. A thorough resource material after peace was reached on all war fronts during World War II, with perspective on the important resolve of both the British and the Russians, as well as the insufficient planning by Hitler. 21 maps.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1941. 8vo, pp. 34; 9 folding tables and maps; fine in original printed gray wrappers; together with: Marshall, G. C. Biennial report of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army July 1, 1941 to June 30, 1943, Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1943; pp. v, [1], 56; 6 folding maps printed in color, 19 folding graphs, charts and tables; fine in original printed gray wrappers. These reports summarize important events affecting the U.S. Army between July 1, 1939 to June 30, 1943. "It is a record of what was done and why it was done ... This report is based on messages, current reports, and official records of the War Department which are sufficiently complete to form an accurate picture" (Foreword). George Catlett Marshall Jr. (1880-1959) rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff under presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, then served as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under Truman. As Secretary of State, Marshall… Read More