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Pershing's Crusaders: The American Soldier in World War I
Richard Faulkner
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Description for Pershing's Crusaders: The American Soldier in World War I
hardcover. Offers a comprehensive and intimate account of the day-to-day lives and attitudes of the nearly 4.2 million American soldiers mobilized for service in World War I. Pershing's Crusaders offers a clear, close-up picture of the doughboys in all of their vibrant diversity, shared purpose, and unmistakably American character. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The Great War caught a generation of American soldiers at a turning point in the nation’s history. At the moment of the Republic’s emergence as a key player on the world stage, these were the first Americans to endure mass machine warfare, and the first to come into close contact with foreign peoples and cultures in large numbers. What was it like, Richard S. Faulkner asks, to be one of these foot soldiers at the dawn of the American century? How did the doughboy experience the rigors of training and military life, interact with different cultures, and endure the shock ... Read more
The Great War caught a generation of American soldiers at a turning point in the nation’s history. At the moment of the Republic’s emergence as a key player on the world stage, these were the first Americans to endure mass machine warfare, and the first to come into close contact with foreign peoples and cultures in large numbers. What was it like, Richard S. Faulkner asks, to be one of these foot soldiers at the dawn of the American century? How did the doughboy experience the rigors of training and military life, interact with different cultures, and endure the shock ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700623730
SKU
V9780700623730
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About Richard Faulkner
Richard S. Faulkner is a supervisory professor of Military History at the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. He is the author of The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces, which received the 2013 Distinguished Book Award sponsored by the Society for Military History.
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