This thesis is on the role of General George C. Marshall in the decision to transfer large quantities of U.S. munitions to Great Britain. It argues that Marshall's priorities were not altered by the German victories in the spring of 1940. It also explains how the Chief of Staff of the Army resisted transfers of modern weapons abroad in 1939 and 1940. At the same time, he accepted that building a balanced army, one equipped with modern weapons, could not be done either rapidly or with the WWI surplus weapons sent to England. Therefore, he supported the transfer. Keywords: Munitions industry; Foreign aid. Theses. (CP)


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    Title :

    'A Supreme Act of Faith'. George C. Marshall and the Transfer of Munitions to Great Britain, May-June 1940


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    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    69 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English