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Pershing|Jim Lacey

Pershing : A Biography: Lessons in Leadership

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The riveting story of General "Black Jack" Pershing, the first great modern commander to lead a major campaign in Europe.

This persuasive biography sheds light on the nation's first modern combat commander who set the standard for today's four-star officers. Though the U.S. entered WWI with inadequate forces, in just over a year Pershing had 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 warrior against the Philippines insurgency, to victorious commander in WWI.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780230614451
  • ISBN-10: 0230614450
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
  • Publish Date: June 2009
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
  • Page Count: 224

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