{"product_id":"john-j-pershing-and-the-john-t-greenwood-9780813181332","title":"John J. Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, 1917-1919: April 7-September 30, 1917 Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeneral of the Armies John J. Pershing (1860--1948) had a long and distinguished military career, but he is most famous for leading the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. He published a memoir, \u003ci\u003eMy Experiences in the World War\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been the subject of numerous biographies, but the literature regarding this towering figure and his enormous role in the First World War deserves to be expanded to include a collection of his wartime correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously edited by John T. Greenwood, volume 1 of \u003ci\u003eJohn J. Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, 1917--1919\u003c\/i\u003e covers the period of April 7 through September 30, 1917. The letters speak to such topics as Pershing's appointment to command the US expeditionary force, his initial preparations, and early meetings with Allied civilian and military leaders, including Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and General Henri Philippe P騁ain. Drawing heavily on Pershing's extensive personal papers, this collection includes his letters and cablegrams exchanged with Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and Chiefs of Staff Hugh L. Scott and Tasker H. Bliss. Extracts from the large volume of rarely referenced cablegrams represent an important contribution to Pershing's wartime story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo appendices provide the reader with details of Pershing's relations with the Allied governments and armies (as he reported them in an unpublished part of his \u003ci\u003eFinal Report of Gen. John J. Pershing\u003c\/i\u003e in 1920) and his personal appraisal of Marshal Ferdinand Foch as he knew him during the war. These volumes of wartime correspondence provide new insight into the work of a legendary soldier and the historic events in which he participated, and offer a valuable resource for any serious Pershing or World War I scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John T. Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081318133X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813181332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.90d","brand":"John T. Greenwood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982959182079,"sku":"9780813181332","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0f9ba29-64f8-4391-bdbe-1d865b01075c.jpg?v=1683263902","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-j-pershing-and-the-john-t-greenwood-9780813181332","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}