{"product_id":"forty-seven-days-how-pershings-warriors-came-of-age-to-defeat-the-german-army-in-world-war-i-9780451466952","title":"Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing's Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Get ready to dig into one of the wildest and deadliest battles in history. The beautifully researched \u003ci\u003eForty-Seven Days\u003c\/i\u003e takes you right there and shows you all the minute details, from the pings of a bullet to Pershing's confidence and fears.\"\u003cb\u003e--Brad Meltzer, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe First Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of the Meuse-Argonne stands as the deadliest clash in American history: More than a million untested American soldiers went up against a better-trained and -experienced German army, costing more 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--a feat the British and the French had not achieved after more than three years of fighting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eForty-Seven Days\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Mitchell Yockelson tells how General John J. \"Black Jack\" Pershing's exemplary leadership led to the unlikeliest of victories. Also explored is a cast of remarkable individuals, including America's original fighter ace, Eddie Rickenbacker; Corporal Alvin York, a pacifist who nevertheless single-handedly killed more than twenty Germans and captured 132; artillery officer and future president Harry S. Truman; innovative tank commander George S. Patton; and Douglas MacArthur, the Great War's most decorated soldier, who would command the American army in the Pacific War and in Korea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering an abundance of new details and insight, \u003ci\u003eForty-Seven Days\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of the First Army's hard-fought victory in World War I--and the revealing tale of how our military came of age in its most devastating battle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mitchell Yockelson expands our understanding not only of how World War I ended, but also of how militaries can change and adapt under conditions of great adversity.\"--Max Boot, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Road Not Taken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Caliber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451466952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mitchell Yockelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589947584693,"sku":"9780451466952","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cb418b31-f3ca-4e61-9725-d1a2d25f5d85.jpg?v=1724734269","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/forty-seven-days-how-pershings-warriors-came-of-age-to-defeat-the-german-army-in-world-war-i-9780451466952","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}