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S8 Ep1165: Nick Lloyd concludes with the arrival of General John J. Pershing and the American Expeditionary Force in 1917, which fundamental
Nick Lloyd concludes with the arrival of General John J. Pershing and the American Expeditionary Force in 1917, which fundamentally shifted the war's atmosphere despite the initial lack of a prepared army. Pershing famously resisted "amalgamation," refusing to allow American soldiers to serve directly under French or British officers, insisting instead on a semi-independent American command. By 1918, the sheer volume of American manpower convinced Germanleadership that the war was lost, as the German army began to fall apart under the pressure of Foch's coordinated multinational attacks…
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