GOLDHURST : Pipe clay and drill (fülszöveg)
What are soldiers made of?
Pipe clay and drill,
All sorts of skill.
That's what soldiers are made of.
John J. Pershing was the quintessential American soldier. He was this because he was a model soldier, a text book soldier, because he always understood what his country expected of him. His life spanned the years from the Civil War to World War II, and his career paralleled the emergence of the United States as a world power.
American foreign policy has been mirrored in what the country asked its armed forces to do; and Mr. Goldhurst has placed the events of Pershing's life against the background of national policy. Pershing began his career as a cavalry officer chasing Indians and rose to leadership of a High Command involved with millions of men and billions of dollars. In between he organized an invasion in Cuba, put down an insurrection in the Philippines, chased bandits in Mexico, and led the AEF in World War I—all in pursuit of his country's changing policies.
All this Pershing did well, because a good soldier does. But he was also a man with a complex personality. As Mr. Goldhurst shows, Pershing's personality was shaped by his background, tempered by a family tragedy, suited to Army life, and wrong for politics—from Washington to Eisenhower, every hero of an American war was propelled into the White House, except Pershing. More than a biography, PIPE CLAY AND DRILL is a fascinating portrait of the American military mind in its purest personification.
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