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Pershing : A Biography
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Overview
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 US entered into World War I 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 Pershing's development from Indian fighter to guerrilla warrior against the Philippine insurgency to victorious WWI commander.
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- ISBN-13: 9781433249822
- ISBN-10: 1433249820
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date: June 2008
- Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.22 pounds
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