One antidote to our poisonous, nasty political atmosphere is to consider significant positive leaders of our past. Author, educator and soldier Josiah Bunting III has done just that for us in producing a new biography of Gen. George C. Marshall.

Marshall, one of the greatest soldiers produced by our or any other nation, is what we used to refer to as 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 and then led the mammoth organizational effort required for victory. He later served as secretary of state and secretary of defense during the trying post-war years when the Cold War and Korean War both began.

Marshall wanted very much to lead the Normandy invasion but that mission went to his protégé Dwight Eisenhower. FDR considered Marshall indispensable in his wartime role and stated he would not be able to sleep at night if........

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