In the end, the Marshall Plan, announced in 1947 and launched in 1948, led to the creation of NATO in 1949, injecting a strong military element into the Cold War.

The only man to ever serve as both secretary of state and secretary of defense, his greatest achievement may have been devising the Marshall Plan, which rebuilt a devastated Europe after World War II.

A recent book by Benn Steil re-examines this massive effort to revive post-World War II Europe and thwart the influence of the Soviet Union, seen as the… ...

In the history of the U.S military, only a select few officers have achieved the prestigious rank of Five-Star General, a ...

General of the Armies George C. Marshall served successively as Army Chief of Staff during World War II, Secretary of State during the early years of the Cold War, and Secretary of Defense during ...

Gen. George C. Marshall was a dedicated public servant. As chief of staff of the U.S. Army, he did essential work to get a dangerously unprepared America at least partially ready for World War II ...

The China Mission: George Marshall’s Unfinished War, 1945–1947 cuts against the dominant myths we still hold of the years after World War II and offers a case study in Americans’ persistent ...

Cold War heroes George Kennan, George Marshall, and Dean Acheson. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, Fotosearch/Getty Images ...

World War I confirmed Marshall’s growing reputation. Bunting emphasizes this was the result not of genius, but extraordinary focus, discipline and sheer hard work. Marshall is rarely discussed ...