Description: "World War I changed the world. Four ancient dynasties collapsed in the midst of this war, entire societies were radically altered, a plethora of nations were created or given new life, and the map of the Middle East was redrawn. Beyond these cataclysmic transformations, the nature of war itself was forever changed, no longer limited to conflict on the land and sea, but also the air.The day the United States declared war on Germany, the US Army was only the 17th largest in the world, ranking behind Portugal--the Regular Army had only 128,00 troops, backed up by the National Guard with some 182,000 troops. By the end of the war it had grown to 3,700,000, with slightly more than half that number in Europe. Until the United States did so, no country in all history had tried to deploy a 2-million-man force 3,000 miles from its own borders, a force led by American Expeditionary Forces Commander-in-Chief General John J. Pershing. This was America's first truly modern war, and rising from its ranks was a new generation of leaders who would control the fate of the United States armed forces during the interwar period and into World War II.This book reveals the history of the key leaders working for and with John J. Pershing during this tumultuous period, including George S. Patton (tank commander and future commander of the US Third Army during World War II); Douglas MacArthur (42nd Division commander and future General of the Army); and Harry S. Truman (artillery battery commander and future President of the United States). Edited by Major General David T. Zabecki (US Army, Retired) and Colonel Douglas V. Mastriano (US Army, Retired), this fascinating title comprises chapters on individual leaders from subject experts across the US, including faculty members of the US Army War College." Book is lightly used, with slight tearing on front upper left corner of dustjacket. Books come from non-smoking home with cats.
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Book Title: Pershing's Lieutenants: American Military Leadership in WWI
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Item Length: 9.3 in
Publication Year: 2020
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Item Height: 1.4 in
Author: David T. Zabecki, Douglas V. Mastriano
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic: Military / United States, Military / World War I, World, Military
Item Weight: 22.9 Oz
Item Width: 6.4 in
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
