Pershing

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The product of nearly 25 years of research, Pershing: General of theArmies remains one of the most authoritative biographies of the man known as"Black Jack." Newly appointed head of the American Expeditionary Forces, Pershing sailed for Europe in May 1917. Once in France, he set about the task ofbuilding an army. By October the Americans were at the front and over the next yearbecame involved in increasingly significant battles, all vividly recounted here: Cantigny, Chateau-Thierry, Belleau Wood, Soissons, St. Mihiel, and the 47-dayslugfest in the Meuse-Argonne. Although the impact of the American forces on theoutcome of the war has been much debated, there is no question that the troopsacquitted themselves well under Pershing's command. Pershing's postwar life includedan unsuccessful run for president, a stint as Chief of Staff, and a secret romancewith a French woman 34 years younger than he, nonetheless, his influence as a leaderextended into World War II.