{"product_id":"pershing-and-his-generals-command-and-staff-in-the-aef-hardcover","title":"Pershing and His Generals: Command and Staff in the Aef - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames J. Cooke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAMES J. COOKE is Professor of History at the University of Mississippi. His most recent books are \u003ci\u003e100 Miles from Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eThe Rainbow Division in the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), and \u003ci\u003eThe U.S. Air Service in the Great War, 1917-1919\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), all publsihed by Praeger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9.5 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45306956972134,"sku":"9780275953638","price":194.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eWVGMEhjUWJHRHFIcDBLYUVSSWhjZz09.webp?v=1774101031","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/pershing-and-his-generals-command-and-staff-in-the-aef-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}