Until the Last Trumpet Sounds : The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing

by Smith, Gene

• ISBN13: 9780471350644
• ISBN10: 0471350648
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Critical Praise for Gene Smith On Until the Last Trumpet Sounds "The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expeditionary Force of World War I." Booklist "A six-star effort . . . captures Pershing better than anyone has before." The Grand Rapids Press On The Shattered Dream "A storyteller of history, Gene Smith is one of the very best in his field." The Washington Post On When the Cheering Stopped "A brilliantly written and dramatically effective work of history . . . Smith is a prodigious researcher, an artful writer." The New York Times On American Gothic "A ripping good tale . . . the story rivets you. You can t put the book down." The New York Times Book Review

Author Biography

GENE SMITH is the bestselling author of When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson. His other books include The Shattered Dream: Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression and the acclaimed American Gothic: The Story of America’s Legendary Theatrical Family–Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth. He writes the "American Characters" column in American Heritage.

Table of Contents

You Are Not Going into the Army, Are You? Frankie.

The Commander.

General of the Armies of the United States.

Warren.

Dick.

Source Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.