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'''''My Experiences in the World War''''' is the memoir of [[John J. Pershing]] experiences in [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Pershing |first=John J. |date=1931 |title=My Experiences in the World War |volume= I |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014559135;view=1up;seq=9;size=50 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Frederick A. Stokes |page=Title}}</ref>
'''''My Experiences in the World War''''' is the memoir of [[General of the Armies]] [[John J. Pershing]] experiences in [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Pershing |first=John J. |date=1931 |title=My Experiences in the World War |volume= I |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014559135;view=1up;seq=9;size=50 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Frederick A. Stokes |page=Title}}</ref>


Pershing's memoir covers two volumes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Pershing |first=John J. |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000440166 |title=My Experiences in the World War |date= |publisher=[[Frederick A. Stokes Company]] |year=1931 |location=New York}}</ref> They were originally published by the [[Frederick A. Stokes]] Company of [[New York City]], and released in 1931.<ref name=":0" /> Pershing dedicated the work to [[Tomb of the Unknowns#The Unknown of World War I|The Unknown Soldier]].<ref name=":0" />
Pershing's memoir covers two volumes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Pershing |first=John J. |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000440166 |title=My Experiences in the World War |date= |publisher=[[Frederick A. Stokes Company]] |year=1931 |location=New York}}</ref> They were originally published by the [[Frederick A. Stokes]] Company of [[New York City]], and released in 1931.<ref name=":0" /> Pershing dedicated the work to [[Tomb of the Unknowns#The Unknown of World War I|The Unknown Soldier]].<ref name=":0" />


Volume I covers the period from Pershing's selection as commander of the [[American Expeditionary Forces]] to the [[German spring offensive]] of 1918.<ref name=":0" /> In the second volume, Pershing covers the period from the [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] cooperation that began at the end of the Spring Offensive until the November 14, 1918 Allied victory parade in [[Paris]].<ref name=":0" /> Pershing's memoir also contains numerous photos, maps, tables of organization, and other illustrations.<ref name=":0" />
Volume I covers the period from Pershing's selection as commander of the [[American Expeditionary Forces]] (AEF) in May 1917 to the [[German spring offensive]], which began in March 1918.<ref name=":0" /> In the second volume, Pershing covers the period from the [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] cooperation that began at the end of the spring offensive until the November 14, 1918 Allied victory parade in [[Paris]], three days after the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|armistice with Germany]].<ref name=":0" /> Pershing's memoir also contains numerous photos, maps, tables of organization, and other illustrations.<ref name=":0" />


''My Experiences in the World War'' received the 1932 [[Pulitzer Prize for History]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/john-j-pershing |title=The 1932 Pulitzer Prize in History |website=The Pulitzer Prizes |publisher=Columbia University |location=New York, NY |access-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref>
''My Experiences in the World War'' received the 1932 [[Pulitzer Prize for History]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/john-j-pershing |title=The 1932 Pulitzer Prize in History |website=The Pulitzer Prizes |publisher=Columbia University |location=New York, NY |access-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 00:52, 18 September 2023

My Experiences in the World War is the memoir of General of the Armies John J. Pershing experiences in World War I.[1]

Pershing's memoir covers two volumes.[2] They were originally published by the Frederick A. Stokes Company of New York City, and released in 1931.[2] Pershing dedicated the work to The Unknown Soldier.[2]

Volume I covers the period from Pershing's selection as commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in May 1917 to the German spring offensive, which began in March 1918.[2] In the second volume, Pershing covers the period from the Allied cooperation that began at the end of the spring offensive until the November 14, 1918 Allied victory parade in Paris, three days after the armistice with Germany.[2] Pershing's memoir also contains numerous photos, maps, tables of organization, and other illustrations.[2]

My Experiences in the World War received the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for History.[3]

References

  1. ^ Pershing, John J. (1931). My Experiences in the World War. Vol. I. New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes. p. Title.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Pershing, John J. (1931). My Experiences in the World War. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company.
  3. ^ "The 1932 Pulitzer Prize in History". The Pulitzer Prizes. New York, NY: Columbia University. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
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