Until the Last Trumpet Sounds: The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing - Paperback

by Gene Smith (Author)

Critical Praise for Gene Smith On Until the Last Trumpet Sounds

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Critical Praise for Gene Smith On Until the Last Trumpet Sounds"

"The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expeditionary Force of World War I." ? Booklist

"A six-star effort . . . captures Pershing better than anyone has before."" ? The Grand Rapids Press

On The Shattered Dream"

"A storyteller of history, Gene Smith is one of the very best in his field."" ? The Washington Post

On When the Cheering Stopped"

"A brilliantly written and dramatically effective work of history . . . Smith is a prodigious researcher, an artful writer."" ? The New York Times

On American Gothic"

"A ripping good tale . . . the story rivets you. You can't put the book down."" ? The New York Times Book Review

Author Biography

GENE SMITH is the bestselling author of When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson. His other books include The Shattered Dream: Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression and the acclaimed American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family-Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth. He writes the "American Characters" column in American Heritage.