Lest We Forget: The Great War - Hardcover

Robbins, Dr. Michael W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0998968900 ISBN 13: 9780998968902

Publisher: Pritzker Military Museum & Library, 2018

Synopsis

As the United States commemorates the centennial of World War I, one of the nation’s premier military history institutions pays tribute to the Americans who served and the allies they fought beside to defeat a resourceful enemy with a lavishly illustrated book published in partnership with the Unites States World War One Centennial Commission.

About this title

About the Author:

Colonel Robert J. Dalessandro, U.S. Army (Retired), serves as the Acting Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, was the first Chair of the World War One Centennial Commission from 2013 to 2017, and is an American historian and author who has written extensively on the American Expeditionary Forces’ contributions to the First World War. Dalessandro is the former Director of the United States Army Center of Military History at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. He frequently leads battlefield tours to sites in the United States, France, and Italy. Dalessandro is widely published on the lifeways and material culture of the American soldier in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. He is co-author of Organization and Insignia of the American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-1923, which received the Army Historical Foundation’s award for excellence in writing.

Review:

"Lest We Forget: The Great War is a fitting tribute to the memory of those who served during World War I. Each print in the book is a story within itself and the narrative and accompanying photos are extraordinarily informative. Within the chronology and 'traditional' recitation of the war's progress are outstanding discussions of the campaigns outside the Western front (a true world war), conscription, the impact of the influenza epidemic, and many other special topics."--General David Bramlett, U.S. Army (Retired)

"The role of the United States Navy during WW1 is often eclipsed by General John J. Pershing's massive American Expeditionary Force and the ferocity of the battles they faced. Lest We Forget: The Great War stands in part as a testament to the U.S. Navy's role during WWI. It was the U.S. Navy who helped beat back Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare. And more importantly, the doughboys had to get 'over there' and it was the U.S. Navy who got them to the fight."--Admiral James Stavridis, U. S. Navy (Retired), Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander

"This beautifully-rendered tribute to World War I is a comprehensive collection of gorgeous images - exceptional period photographs and, especially colorful and dramatically rendered, posters - of the 'War to End All Wars.' The expertly written narrative propels this excellent book through all of the war's many aspects in a dramatic and exciting manner to produce a 'must have' account of the defining experience of the early-20th century." - Colonel Jerry D. Morelock, U.S. Army (Retired) Ph.D., former head of the history department of the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS.

..".a sumptuous volume...this ample book offers an in-depth look of World War I as viewed through the stunning poster collection at this major military museum and library in Chicago... a superlative reference volume."--History News Network

About this edition

• Publisher: Pritzker Military Museum & Library
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0998968900
• ISBN 13: 9780998968902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400