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Zusatztext Pershing's Lieutenants is an ideal first book for anyone interested in the US contribution to WWI and the officer corps of the American Expeditionary Force. Informationen zum Autor Major General David T. Zabecki , PhD, U.S. Army (Retired) is an honorary senior research fellow in war studies at Britain's University of Birmingham. William H. Van Husen, U.S. Air Force (Retired) received his BS, magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland and his MS in international relations from Troy University. From 1989 to 1994 he taught history and American Government for Central Texas College and the University of Maryland in the European region. He was assistant editor and contributor to ABC-CLIO’s Encyclopedia of World War II: 1939-1945 and Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History , and contributor to the Encyclopedia of the Korean War ; Editor and contributor to Garland Publishing’s World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia ; and contributor to Naval Institute Press’ Chief of Staff: The Principal Officers behind History’s Great Commanders . He served in Germany for a total of 38 years both in uniform and as a U.S. Air Force civilian. He is retired and lives in New Hampshire. JERRY D. MORELOCK , PhD, Colonel, U.S. Army, ret., is a 1969 West Point graduate who served 36 years in uniform in command and staff positions, including Director of the Combat Studies Institute, the history department of the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College. He has authored several books and published over 300 articles in history journals and magazines. His latest book is Generals of the Bulge: Leadership in the U.S. Army’s Greatest Battle (Stackpole, 2015). Patrick began his career with the BBC in London, working as a news editor and program maker for nearly 30 years: latterly as Managing Editor of the BBC’s Political Programs department, where he also made history and political documentaries. He has devoted most of his energies in recent years to the study of the US contribution in WW1. His work includes An American on the Western Front: The First World War Letters of Arthur Clifford Kimber 1917-18 (with Elizabeth Nurser); as a contributor to 1914-1918-online Encyclopedia of the First World War; and the writing of regular feature articles for history and news websites in the US & UK, aimed at the public understanding of the US role in the war. Born and reared in Ohio, Mark Jackson attended Ohio University on a 4-year Army ROTC scholarship. Jackson served with the 2nd ACR in Germany and the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC. After the military, Jackson served in several professional positions with public sector corporations. Additionally, he is a leadership trainer and consultant primarily for the U.S. Government and Department of Defense. Jackson’s 100+ training seminars unite historical case studies with textbook leadership methods and strategies. In 2009, Jackson returned to the U.S. Army and served a tour of duty as a Combat Advisor Team Chief in Afghanistan. He earned the Bronze Star and the Combat Action Badge. Jackson holds a Master’s Degree of Arts in Leadership Development from Gonzaga University and is a member of Mensa. He had articles printed in The Washington Post, Reader’s Digest and numerous other media outlets, as well as being featured on ABC and Fox News. He is the author of one book, Touched by Fire. Dr James S. Corum is an internationally recognized expert on military airpower and counter-insurgency. Recently retired from two decades of teaching at leading Western defense colleges, he has also served as a strategic planner and is a retired US Army lieutenant colonel with an intelligence background. An award-winning author of 15 books and more than 70 major journal articles and book chapters, he is now an independent historian and consultant, and lives in Alabama. Tim Whit...
