LEADER 04204nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910960184403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780826272003 010 $a0826272002 035 $a(CKB)2560000000015206 035 $a(OCoLC)646066436 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10400587 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000420400 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11274273 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000420400 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10392245 035 $a(PQKB)11226098 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3440729 035 $a(OCoLC)868218203 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26905 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3440729 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10400587 035 $a(Perlego)1704300 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000015206 100 $a20090710d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn the company of generals $ethe World War I diary of Pierpont L. Stackpole /$fedited with an introduction by Robert H. Ferrell 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780826218704 311 08$a0826218709 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBeginnings -- Preparation -- Crisis--for the Anglo-French -- Giving advice -- To Soissons -- Aisne-Marne I -- Aisne-Marne II -- St. Mihiel -- Attack in the Meuse-Argonne -- Second attack -- Third attack -- Fourth--and victory -- Epilogue. 330 8 $aPierpont Stackpole was a Boston lawyer who in January 1918 became aide to Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett, soon to be commander of the first American corps in France. Stackpole's diary, published here for the first time, is a major eyewitness account of the American Expeditionary Forces' experience on the Western Front, offering an insider's view into the workings of Liggett's commands, his day-to-day business, and how he orchestrated his commands in trying and confusing situations. Hunter Liggett did not fit John J. Pershing's concept of the trim and energetic officer, but Pershing entrusted to him a corps and then an army command. Liggett assumed leadership of the U.S. First Army in mid-October of 1918, and after reorganizing, reinforcing, and resting, the battle-weary troops broke through the German lines in a fourth attack at the Meuse-Argonne-accomplishing what Pershing had failed to do in three previous attempts. The victory paved the way to armistice on November 11. Liggett has long been a shadowy figure in the development of the American high command. He was "Old Army, " a veteran of Indian wars who nevertheless kept abreast of changes in warfare and more than other American officers was ready for the novelties of 1914-1918. Because few of his papers have survived, the diary of his aide-who rode in the general's staff car as Liggett unburdened himself about fellow generals and their sometimes abysmal tactical notions-provides especially valuable insights into command within the AEF. Stackpole's diary also sheds light on other figures of the war, presenting a different view of the controversial Major General Clarence Edwards than has recently been recorded and relating the general staff's attitudes about the flamboyant aviation figure Billy Mitchell. General Liggett built the American army in France, and the best measure of his achievement is this diary of his aide. That record stands here as a fascinating and authentic look at the Great War. 606 $aGenerals$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCommand of troops$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aArgonne, Battle of the, France, 1918 615 0$aGenerals$xHistory 615 0$aCommand of troops$xHistory 615 0$aArgonne, Battle of the, France, 1918. 676 $a940.4/36 700 $aStackpole$b Pierpont L$g(Pierpont Langley),$f1875-1936.$01807917 701 $aFerrell$b Robert H$0484865 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960184403321 996 $aIn the company of generals$94357911 997 $aUNINA