Timothykready Posted 1 March Share Posted 1 March Hello- Many years ago, I read a book about Gen. Pershing and the AEF. I believe it was written by a man named Epstein and possibly published by West Point. It would have been published in the 60's. It was a serious military history discussing organization and logistics as well as battles and personalities. I have spent the last half hour trying every conceivable Google search and found it fruitless. Please help. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 1 March Share Posted 1 March (edited) Would it be Robert M Epstein. He's mentioned in this PDF thesis Click not sure if it names the book you want but might help? Mike Edited 1 March by Skipman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothykready Posted 1 March Author Share Posted 1 March Alas, no- but now I want to read this guy's book on Napoleon...thank you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 1 March Share Posted 1 March Possibly ? Palmer, Frederick John J. Pershing: General of the Armies ? one of the classic biographies - published in 1948 by Military Service Publishing Company? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 1 March Share Posted 1 March There are also a number of books on Pershing in archive.org Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothykready Posted 1 March Author Share Posted 1 March I'm going to look at it. I'll tell you what I remember the most- the author delved into the "why" of the double-sided AEF divisions, which as a wargamer I really enjoyed. He also offered a critique of Pershing's vision of the "solitary, expert marksman infantryman" stalking the battlefield, an idea that was hopelessly obsolete by 1917. It was a fair, balanced-analysis book that made a great read for a 15 year-old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKAIF Posted 20 March Share Posted 20 March Nothing that matches your title/author appears on the Bodleian Libraries SOLO index. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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