Guerrilla Warrior: The Early Life of John J. Pershing

Guerrilla Warrior: The Early Life of John J. Pershing
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John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing (September 13, 1860 - July 15, 1948), was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in his own lifetime to the highest rank ever held in the United States Army-General of the Armies (a retroactive Congressional edict passed in 1976 promoted George Washington to the same rank but with higher seniority[1]). Pershing holds the first United States officer service number (O-1). He was regarded as a mentor by the generation of American generals who led the United States Army in Europe during World War II, including George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar N. Bradley, and George S. Patton. A somewhat controversial figure, his tactics have been harshly criticized both by commanders at the time and by modern historians. His reliance on costly frontal assaults, long after other allied armies had abandoned such tactics, has been accused of causing unnecessarily high American casualties.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Scribner
Manufacturer Scribner's, 1973.
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780684129334
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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