Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL

1958

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Walter Bedell Smith, and General J. Lawton Collins are among the distinguished men who describe their impressions of the famous wartime leader. David Brinkley is the narrator.

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National Archives at College Park

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