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Pershing: General of the Armies. By Donald Smythe. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007 [1986]. Maps. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xv, 399. #21.95.
General of the Armies John J. Pershing was the twentieth century's most famous American soldier before World War II. As the commander of the more than two million soldiers in the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) which contributed much to the Allied victory in World War I, he deserved that fame. In this new edition of the second volume of his well-written biography, Donald Smythe provides a balanced and detailed study not only of the man but also of the World War I campaigns and his life after the war.
A Jesuit who taught at John Carroll University, Don Smythe devoted his scholarly career of more than twenty-five years to Pershing. He...