tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post6921455863453464914..comments2024-03-29T06:42:20.796-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: The American Army in France, 1917–1919 Reviewed by Courtland Jindrasnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-81235691524239939322019-02-16T09:14:37.687-08:002019-02-16T09:14:37.687-08:00I'm glad to see the great detail here!. Milita...I'm glad to see the great detail here!. <a href="https://defesa.com.br" rel="nofollow">Militar</a><br />saadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929332240004812632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-39628224420958665772017-10-24T10:36:12.801-07:002017-10-24T10:36:12.801-07:00All in all, a far better book, and read, than Pers...All in all, a far better book, and read, than Pershing's "My Experiences in the World War." And the nuts and bolts, political and logistical stuff can be very interesting.<br />One particularly interesting part is Harbord's discussion of Pershing's stubbornly parsimonious attitude towards military decorations, which he considered on of the major failings of the AEF.<br /><brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-26544431130168745852017-10-24T10:09:51.846-07:002017-10-24T10:09:51.846-07:00This became a "must read" as soon as I r...This became a "must read" as soon as I read the review. I, both as an ex soldier and an historian, share Harbord's utter detest of Lloyd George, LG cost the BEF a large number of casualties in late 1917 and early 1918 by starving the BEF of trained replacement. David Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-83140102420826187092017-10-24T10:05:57.240-07:002017-10-24T10:05:57.240-07:00Thank you for this review.
I'm especially curi...Thank you for this review.<br />I'm especially curious to read either of Harbord's books, as he comes under serious criticism from Lengel.Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.com