Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Pershing - Hardcover

Frank E. Vandiver (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0890960240 ISBN 13: 9780890960240

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 1977

Synopsis

This National Book Award finalist traces the life of the general whose career began on the western frontier and culminated with victory in a world war. Using both domestic and foreign sources, many heretofore untapped, Frank Vandiver focuses on the qualities of and challenges to Pershing the soldier without losing sight of the man who wore the uniform. Vandiver gives special attention to Pershing's stint as head of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, his fourteen years' service in the Far East, and his unusual role as manager-organizer of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Here is a full-bodied portrait of a remarkable American, plus new insights into American and international military history, and a fresh view of the United States' rise to power.

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Review:

"Dr. Vandiver's detailed, deeply researched biography evokes Pershing on both the personal and professional levels....(His) study is the best and most complete we are likely to have." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

About the Author:

FRANK E. VANDIVER was Distinguished University Professor, President Emeritus of Texas A&M University, and Director of the Mosher Institute for Defense Studies. He was Professor of History and Provost of Rice University. He has been Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University and has taught at the United States Military Academy. His books include Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Pershing (National Book Awards Finalist), Mighty Stonewall: Shadows of Vietnam: Lyndon Johnson's War, and Their Tattered Flags: The Epic of the Confederacy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0890960240
• ISBN 13: 9780890960240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1246