John J. Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, 1917-1919 (eBook)

April 7-September 30, 1917

John T. Greenwood (Herausgeber)

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2021
656 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
9780813181363 (ISBN)

Infos

General of the Armies John J. Pershing (18601948) had a long and distinguished military career, but he is most famous for leading the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. He published a memoir, My Experiences in the World War, and has been the subject of numerous biographies, but the literature regarding this towering figure and his enormous role in the First World War deserves to be expanded to include a collection of his wartime correspondence.Meticulously edited by John T. Greenwood, volume 1 of John J. Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, 19171919 covers the period of April 7 through September 30, 1917. The letters speak to such topics as Pershing's appointment to command the US expeditionary force, his initial preparations, and early meetings with Allied civilian and military leaders, including Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and General Henri Philippe Ptain. Drawing heavily on Pershing's extensive personal papers, this collection includes his letters and cablegrams exchanged with Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and Chiefs of Staff Hugh L. Scott and Tasker H. Bliss. Extracts from the large volume of rarely referenced cablegrams represent an important contribution to Pershing's wartime story.Two appendices provide the reader with details of Pershing's relations with the Allied governments and armies (as he reported them in an unpublished part of his Final Report of Gen. John J. Pershing in 1920) and his personal appraisal of Marshal Ferdinand Foch as he knew him during the war. These volumes of wartime correspondence provide new insight into the work of a legendary soldier and the historic events in which he participated, and offer a valuable resource for any serious Pershing or World War I scholar.

Autor

John T. Greenwood is former chief of the Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army. He is the editor of several books, including Normandy to Victory: The War Diary of General Courtney H. Hodges and the First U.S. Army and My Life before the World War, 1860–1917: A Memoir (written by John J. Pershing). He lives in Annandale, Virginia.

Inhalt

1. List of Illustrations
2. Introduction to Pershing's Wartime Correspondence
3. Introduction to Volume I
4. April 1917
5. May 1917
6. June 1917
7. July 1917
8. August 1917
9. September 1917
10. Appendix A: Relations with Allied Governments and Armies. Extract from the Final Report of General John J. Pershing, September 1, 1919
11. Appendix B: John J. Pershing: Foch
12. Bibliography
13. Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.9.2021
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Zusatzinfo: 41 b&w halftones, 4 maps, 1 figure, 20 tables
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: 16th infantry regiment • Allied Forces • Allied Powers • allies of wwi • American Expeditionary Forces • balfour mission • Black Jack • bolling mission • charles e. stanton • Douglas Haig • gas warfare • general of the armies • george marshall • henri phillippe petain • james harbord • John J. Pershing • marshal ferdinand foch • micheline resco • military mission • pershing papers • rms baltic • trench warfare • War correspondence • Western Front • World War I • World War One
• ISBN-13: 9780813181363 / 9780813181363