I received this book free from Thomas Nelson’s Book Blogging Program called BookSneeze in exchange for my honest review. The book that I received to review is the 240 page “Pershing: Commander of the Great War” a hardcover “The Generals” series authored by John Perry.
I chose to review this book because I am a big fan of history and being from Nebraska I had always wanted to know why I noticed Pershing’s name around Lincoln. Also, of all the historical wars that I have read about and researched, I knew very little about Pershing and the First World War
This book continued on in the same style that the other book I have read of this series does. I felt that this book is a very good casual read, not being incredibly long or overly detailed as it pertains to the battles themselves. Though it gives good oversight into the battles and gives adequate understanding of what is going on, this book does not give detailed analysis of movements in battle and more, but instead chooses to focus on the details of Pershing’s life and how these battles impact his life and overall legacy. This book does a great job of giving much background into the life of Pershing that gives great insight into the man behind the image. I have a much better understanding of who he was and what an incredible role he plays in American history. It is a shame that he isn’t more highly recognized as he is essentially the father of modern warfare in our country, yet he tried to escape war if at all possible.
Overall I found this book to be a very enjoyable read and would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about the First World War and how Pershing came to play such an integral role in it and the influence he had in making the military into what it is today.
