Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing’s Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I

The gripping account of the U.S. First Army s astonishing triumph over the Germans in America s bloodiest battle of the First World War the Battle of the Meuse-Argonne. The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne stands as the deadliest clash in American history: More than a million untested American soldiers went up against battle-hardened German troops, costing more than twenty-six thousand deaths and leaving nearly a hundred thousand wounded. Yet in forty-seven days of intense combat, those Americans pushed back the enemy and forced the Germans to surrender, bringing the First World War to an end. Forty-Seven Days tells how General John J. Black Jack Pershing s exemplary leadership led to the unlikeliest of victories. Also explored are America s original fighter ace, Eddie Rickenbacker; legendary Corporal Alvin York; artillery officer and future president Harry S. Truman; innovative tank commander George S. Patton; and Douglas MacArthur, the Great War s most decorated soldier. Forty-Seven Days is the definitive account of the First Army s hard-fought victory in World War I. INCLUDES PHOTOS