My Life Before the World War, 1860-1917: A Memoir

Few American military figures are more revered than General John J. ""Black Jack"" Pershing (1860-1948), who is most famous for leading the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. The only soldier besides George Washington to be promoted to the highest rank in the U.S. Army (General of the Armies), Pershing was a mentor to the generation of generals who led America's forces during the Second World War. Though Pershing published a two-volume memoir, My Experiences in the World War, and has b

Author: John J. Pershing
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/30/2013
Pages: 744
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.41w x 2.17d
ISBN: 9780813141978

About the Author

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.

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