Pershing: General of the ArmiesThe product of nearly 25 years of research, Pershing: General of the Armies remains one of the most authoritative biographies of the man known as Black Jack. Newly appointed head of the American Expeditionary Forces, Pershing sailed for Europe in May 1917. Once in France, he set about the task of building an army. By October the Americans were at the front and over the next year became involved in increasingly significant battles, all vividly