Churchill put Marshall’s best qualities — his leadership in the worst of times — on display when he wrote: There are few men whose qualities of mind and character have impressed me so deeply as those of General Marshall … He is a great American, but he is far more than that … He has always fought victoriously against defeatism, discouragement and disillusion. Succeeding generations must not be allowed to forget his achievements and his example. Sadly, outside of military circles, that example does seem a