| Pershing and His Generals: Command and Staff in the Aef Contributor(s): Cooke, James J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275953637 ISBN-13: 9780275953638 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1997 Annotation: When the United States entered the Great War in April of 1917, there were few officers with any staff training, and none had actually served on large, complex staffs in combat. This work traces the development of the staff of the AEF and describes how Pershing found the generals to command those divisions that fought on the Western Front in World War I. Many of Pershing's generals had been colonels only a few months prior to assuming command of divisions. John J. Pershing's task was to mold a diverse group of men into effective staff officers and into general officers to face the rigors of modern combat. How he accomplished this task, and how well the AEF did, is the focus of this work on the AEF's command and staff structure. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 940.412 |
| LCCN: 97012319 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.1" W x 9.5" (1.08 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
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| Publisher Description: When the United States entered the Great War in April of 1917, there were few officers with any staff training, and none had actually served on large, complex staffs in combat. This work traces the development of the staff of the AEF and describes how Pershing found the generals to command those divisions that fought on the Western Front in World War I. Many of Pershing's generals had been colonels only a few months prior to assuming command of divisions. John J. Pershing's task was to mold a diverse group of men into effective staff officers and into general officers to face the rigors of modern combat. How he accomplished this task, and how well the AEF did, is the focus of this work on the AEF's command and staff structure. |