"I write you this letter because I am sorry to know that you and your people refuse to do what the government has orde…"

"I am very sorry these Moros are such fools—but this Dajo will not mean the slaughter of women and children, nor hasty…"

"In each succeeding war there is a tendency to proclaim as something new the principles under which it is conducted. N…"

"A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demorali…"

"A tall officer mounted a little platform that had been set up to our front. I'd never seen him before, but I knew him…"

"At last General Pershing finished his speech and climbed down from his platform. He came straight toward Lieutenant H…"

"General Pershing's fame rests largely upon his personal character. He was not a genius at strategy and his tactical e…"

"General Pershing was a martinet. There's no disputing that point, but he was a martinet with many offsetting qualitie…"

"Perhaps this depth of perception explains why a single individual stands out prominently in a crisis. Events become f…"

"As a cadet, Pershing seems to have been inspired by the superintendent, Colonel Wesley Merritt (later Major General),…"