Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing's Warriors Came of Age to

Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing's Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I

â€œMitchell Yockelson expands our understanding not only of how World War I ended, but also of how militaries can change and adapt under conditions of great adversity.â€â€”Max Boot, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Savage Wars of Peace

The gripping account of the U.S. First Armyâ€™s astonishing triumph over the Germans in Americaâ€™s bloodiest battle of the First World Warâ€”the Battle of the Meuse-Argonne.
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The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne stands as the deadliest clash in American history: More than a million untested American soldiers went up against a better-trained and -experienced German army, costing more twenty-six thousand deaths and leaving nearly a hundred thousand wounded. Yet in forty-seven days of intense combat, those Americans pushed back the enemy and forced the Germans to surrender, bringing the First World War to an endâ€”a feat the British and the French had not achieved after more than three years of fighting.
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In Forty-Seven Days, historian Mitchell Yockelson tells how General John J. â€œBlack Jackâ€ Pershingâ€™s exemplary leadership led to the unlikeliest of victories. Appointed commander of the American Expeditionary Forces by President Wilson, Pershing personally took command of the U.S. First Army until supplies ran low and the fighting ground to a stalemate. Refusing to admit defeat, Pershing stepped aside and placed gutsy Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett in charge. While Pershing retained command, Liggett reorganized his new unit, resting and resupplying his men, while instilling a confidence in the doughboys that drove them out of the trenches and across no-manâ€™s-land.
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Also explored are a cast of remarkable individuals, including Americaâ€™s original fighter ace, Eddie Rickenbacker; Corporal Alvin York, a pacifist who nevertheless single-handedly killed more than twenty Germans and captured 132; artillery officer and future president Harry S. Truman; innovative tank commander George S. Patton; and Douglas MacArthur, the Great Warâ€™s most decorated soldier, who would command the American army in the Pacific War and in Korea.
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Offering an abundance of new details and insight, Forty-Seven Days is the definitive account of the First Armyâ€™s hard-fought victory in World War Iâ€”and the revealing tale of how our military came of age in its most devastating battle.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Dutton Caliber
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-03-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Dutton Caliber
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-03-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing's Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I

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