Until the Last Trumpet Sounds: The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing
"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
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Book details
- Author
- Gene Smith
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 384
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › Military › United States
- Topics
- World War I · military biography · American military history · American Expeditionary Force · military leadership
- ISBN-13
- 9780471350644 (Paperback)9781630262471 (Hardcover)
About the author
GENE SMITH was an American biographer and popular historian who authored 19 books, including the 1964 New York Times bestseller When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson. His recent books include Mounted Warriors: From Alexander the Great and Cromwell to Stuart, Sheridan and Custer, Until the Last Trumpet Sounds: The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing and Lee and Grant: A Dual Biography.
Smith held a degree in history from the University of Wisconsin and worked as a journalist at Newsweek, The Newark Star-Ledger and The New York Post before writing books full-time. He was a long-time contributor to American Heritage magazine.
Smith served in the U.S. Army in Germany in the early 1950s and his work centered on military and political biography. He died on July 25, 2012, in Poughkeepsie, New York, at the age of 83.