Pershing
In this persuasive biography, Jim Lacey sheds light on General Pershing's legacy as the nation's first modern combat commander, setting the standard for today's four-star officers. When the U.S. entered into WWI in 1917, they did so with inadequate forces. In just over a year, Pershing built and hurled a one million man army against forty battle-hardened German divisions, defending the hellish Meuse-Argonne and turning the tide of the war. With focus and clarity, Lacey traces the development of Pershing from Indian fighter, to guerrilla warrior against the Philippines insurgency to victorious commander in WWI. -- From publisher's description
Biography
x, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
9780230603837, 0230603831
175289896
Born in war
The splendid little war
The Philippines insurgency
Love gained
Victory gained and love lost
Chasing Villa
Entry into World War I
The Americans arrive
Building an army
Into the fight
The first great offensive
The Meuse-Argonne offensive
Chief of staff