Pershing's Crusaders Historical Fiction by Peter Fitzsimons

by Peter Fitzsimons

we learn that they were intelligent

preparations for war were largely confined to maintaining equipment and fortifications and instilling discipline in the enlisted ranks through parade ground drill

the dog had perfected his right-paw salute

Pershing's Crusaders Historical Fiction by Peter FitzsimonsDescription by Richard S. Faulkner Hardcover The Great War caught a generation of American soldiers at a turning point in the nations history. At the moment of the Republics 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