When the United States entered the Great War in April of 1917,
there were few officers with any staff training, and none had
actually served on large, complex staffs in combat. This work
traces the development of the staff of the AEF and describes how
Pershing found the generals to command those divisions that fought
on the Western Front in World War I. Many of Pershing's generals
had been colonels only a few months prior to assuming command of
divisions. John J. Pershing's task was to mold a diverse group of
men into effective staff officers and into general officers to face
the rigors of modern combat. How he accomplished this task, and how
well the AEF did, is the focus of this work on the AEF's command
and staff structure.
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