For ordinary Americans, the hottest news topic in December 1939 was not the battle between the Finns and the Soviet Red Army on the Arctic ice field, nor the self-sinking farce of the German captain, but the movie "Gone with the Wind," which began to be released in the United States earlier this month. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This Hollywood classic, which will be screened countless times for decades to come, captured the hearts and minds of the American people upon its release. Countless people have been fascinated by the on-screen couple of Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, even Adele is no exception.

John heard that Adele not only went to the cinema several times by herself, but also suggested to Walter that the company charter a group movie as part of the year-end reward for employees. John didn't know how to praise Adele for being so quick to learn about himself and discover the importance of corporate culture construction. But you are going to be the chairman of the board of supervisors, not the chairman of the union. Besides, American labor unions don't care about organizing employees to watch movies, whether it's good or not.

Of course, John was complaining in his heart. Not to mention organizing employees to watch movies, even if Adele wants to hold a year-end party at FedEx, he doesn't have time to care. Because the entire battle planning department has now become a mess.

In fact, not only the Operations Planning Division, but the entire Army General Staff, and even the entire US Army command system experienced a violent shock in early December. All because Chief of Staff Marshall, with the support of President Roosevelt and Secretary Stimson, finally began to clean up the veterans of the army.

In just a few days, 2 lieutenant generals, 5 major generals, 11 brigadier generals and 28 colonels were transferred from their original posts for various reasons, and 3 of them were even directly withdrawn from active duty. The scope of involvement included almost all of the vital divisions of the Army General Staff, as well as the Fort Benning Infantry School, the Supplementary Corps Command, and the headquarters of the 10th Army stationed in Texas.

Marshall's move caught the unprepared conservatives off guard, but it also stabbed a big beenet's nest. Although these senior officers were forced to leave the core leadership of the army, they have all been deeply involved in the military for many years, and their network of relationships is intricate, and their influence cannot be eliminated so easily.

Take, for example, within the Army General Staff, a considerable number of mid-level officers are old subordinates of these people. After losing the care of their old officers, these middle-level officers obviously have a tendency to "huddle together for warmth." In particular, when a group of Marshall's subordinates with even less qualifications than them succeeded in taking up posts, this antagonism and resistance were particularly obvious, and even affected the daily work of the General Staff.

Soon, the turmoil caused by the change of personnel at the top of the army was no longer confined to the army, but began to spread to political circles. Some members of Congress began to publicly accuse Marshall of "cronyism." Even at a cabinet meeting at the White House, there were euphemistic criticisms of Marshall's approach.

In the end, it was Roosevelt and Stimson who came forward to endorse it, and the first person in the military circles, the respected General Pershing, also dragged his sick body out to comfort the people of his chief assistant (Marshall), so that the turmoil was suppressed.

John knew that this was just the beginning. Historically, Marshall's struggle with conservatives in the military continued after Pearl Harbor in late 1941. At that time, Marshall even did not hesitate to sacrifice himself and submitted to Roosevelt a list of dozens of retired people, including himself, in order to pull all the remaining conservative generals "to die together."

The reason Marshall gave at the time was that the United States was about to enter the war, and these people were too old to continue to lead the American army in wartime. And he himself happens to be the same age as these people, so in order to block the other party's tongue, he simply put himself on the retirement list. In the end, Roosevelt approved the retirement list, but only Marshall was retained, thus ending the military infighting that lasted for more than two years.

Of course, at the moment, the turmoil that Marshall set off in the Army system did not have much impact on John. He is just a "soy sauce" spectator, and he doesn't have much to do with either side. Others can't make extraneous mistakes and take the initiative to provoke him.

From the bottom of his heart, John is still more supportive of Marshall's side, and is optimistic about the success of these personnel changes in the staff. Especially when that annoying Colonel Wells was assigned to an idle position in the Army Reinforcement Command, and Bradley and Clark were promoted, John was still very happy.

After his promotion, Clark continued to serve as his staff officer in the General Staff Training Service, although his rank was promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel. And Bradley is soaring this time. His old leader, Marshall, took two steps and promoted his official rank from lieutenant colonel to brigadier general, and arranged for him to succeed Fred's father, General Robert Ken, as the principal of the Fort Benning Infantry School.

Originally, Bradley still needed to transition to the Reserve Officer School under the Fort Benning Infantry School for a period of time before he could take over. Now because General Robert Ken is not in good health, he has retired directly, (Robert Ken is one of the three generals who retired directly this time) He is also in one step and takes the lead in carrying the star.

In the U.S. military, brigadier general and colonel are only one level apart, but there is a world of difference. Once he became a brigadier general, Bradley would have his own adjutant, chauffeur and chauffeur, and if he was in the front line, he would be staffed with service and security personnel as needed. Even if they retire in the future, the treatment they can enjoy is not comparable to that of colonel-level officers.

In the United States, there are many people who retire from military rank and enter politics to become congressmen or even high-level government and cabinet ministers. No matter how bad it is, you can go to major companies, especially those military enterprises that have close ties with the military, to become a vice president, or go to universities, think tanks, research structures, foundations, etc.

Before Bradley took office, John organized a farewell party for him. The meeting will be held at the Washington Hotel. Opened in 1888, this hotel is close to the White House, and the windows can directly see the roof of the White House. John remembers that in his previous life, the Hillary Supporters Club often held official events here. Every year on the eve of Thanksgiving, the "national turkey" pardoned by the president is also sent here to live in the future.

Tomorrow Bradley will go to Fort Benning to take up his post, and John will gather Clark and Martin to see Bradley off, and explain to everyone about the previous acquisition of the river shipyard. Not long ago, through a friend, he bought a small inland shipyard in Tennessee that was on the verge of bankruptcy for less than $90,000. Even if you add equipment refreshes, hiring staff, and other day-to-day operating expenses, the total investment will not exceed $150,000.

John had already brought all the relevant legal documents that Donald had prepared for him, as long as Bradley signed them. As for the principal of $30,000 each, whenever they gave it, John had no opinion.

That night, the new shareholders of the "Band of Brothers" shipyard drank a little too much. So much so that the next morning, John was still a little confused when he was called to the office of Commissioner Bull, and he accepted a task that would completely change the world.