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This is a nice presentation: good color coordination!

One of your conclusions really hits home: Pershing had Wilson's back...and Wilson had Pershing's back. Because they were in step (most of the time), this was a formidable duo. Compare this later when we examine McChrystal and Obama in Afghanistan, when we reach Week 8....

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The professional advancement of John Pershing.

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The professional advancement of John Pershing.

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(L-R) A West Point cadet in the 1880s, Captain of the Tenth Cavalry in the Spanish-American War (1898), Brigadier General in the campaign against Pancho Villa, Mexico (early 1910s), and Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in WWI.
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Although General Pershing would have his flaws when dealing with a bigger army, he would still prevail and go down as one of the great commanders. Relying on the strict discipline and determination as well as enforcing policy it by firing leaders who failed to show it grew him great admiration from his men. He was not only great was with his men but his shrewdness with politics help him along the way and because of this, he was able to jump from the rank of Captain to Brigadier General over  862 more-senior officers. General Pershing would also have the backing of President Wilson while in command of the AEF and would use it to his advantage. with all the adversities that General Pershing had he was able to prevail and show that he was the right man for the job at the time, even though he had a hard time dealing with a bigger unit. He would have a hard time dealing with the logistics of dealing with a much greater army as well as using tactics against the enemies.

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Gabel, C. & Willbanks, J. (Eds.). (2010). Great commanders. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. Retrieved from https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/combat-studies-institute/csi-books/GreatCommanders.pdf

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2019, September 9). John J. Pershing. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-J-Pershing

History.com Editors. (2009, October 29). John J. Pershing. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/john-j-pershing

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The reason we study leaders like General Pershing is because of the transformation of the Army took while in command. His realization that the American army was far behind and needed to be elevated to the levels our foes were at came a crucial time. He also showed that command and control of an army as big as the one he was in control of needed more commanders and delegation of order through them.

Leaders today can learn from commanders like Pershing who conformed Army to the current battlefield especially in today's day and age where the enemy is not known on the battlefield.

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Accomplishments:

AEF Commander - Creating a separate and independent American army.

War against Pancho Villa

Governor of Moro Province Cuba 1898

Failures:

The steep learning curve in Modern Warfare

Weapons and Tactics

American exceptionalism (Pride)

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Attributes:

Political Ability

Ordered and demanded discipline

Great organizational commander

Open Warfare

Meet head-on Authority (courage)

Flaws:

Trench Warfare

Strict

Inexperience (modern warfare, army size, logistic and tactics)

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John Joseph Pershing was born on September 13, 1860, and died July 15, 1948. He was a U.S. Army General who commanded the American Expeditionary Force during World War I.

Years of Service: 1886-1924

Apache Indian War: Ghost Dance War of 1890

Spanish American War, 10th Cavalry from1898 to 1913

Governor of Moro Province from 1909 to 1913

Mexican American War from 1916 to 1917

Became Commander from 1917 to 1920 of the American Expeditionary Forces

General of the Armies US Army

Became Army Chief of Staff from 1921 to 1924

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The Legacy of General John J. Pershing | Nebraska Stories

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General John J. Pershing was a commander who had to learn how to catch his army up to its time. Being a commander that controlled a brigade-sized unit to managing four million men, Pershing would know that he could not do it all by himself. He would instill discipline in accordance with West Point policy to the American Expeditionary Force.

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Gabriel Dominguez II
17 May 2020
gdominguez@grantham.edu