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"There may never be another 'Great War.' but when the next big one comes along, and it will, important insights from Faulkner's superb book will help the United States adjust to its unexpected horrific demands."--Robert A. Doughty, author, Seeds of Disaster, The Breaking Point, and Pyrrhic Victory
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"Military history is filled with studies of generals, but we still know too little about the officers who executed their plans. This book fills an important gap in our understanding of the roles and behaviors of junior officers in the American Army in World War I."--Michael S. Neiberg, author, Fighting the Great War: A Global History
-- (11/09/2011)"Faulkner comprehensively, sensitively, and brilliantly presents the challenges and the dynamics of developing effective junior-officer combat leadership in the AEF. This is a must-read for any student of the Great War and the American military experience."--Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College
-- (11/28/2011)"American casualties during the First World War were appalling. By the armistice of November 11, 1918, more than 53,000 doughboys died on the battlefields of the Western Front. Richard S. Faulkner makes a convincing case in this well-researched and well-written book that poorly trained and inexperienced officers were largely responsible for the carnage. His argument is supported by a wide range of primary and secondary sources. In The School of Hard Knocks is a fine addition to the growing literature on the American combat experience during World War I and deserves a wide audience."--Mitchell Yockelson, Author, Borrowed Soldiers under British Commands, 1918
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