Summary Of The War To End All Wars By Edward Coffman

Coffman, Edward. The War to End All Wars. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968

“The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I” by Edward M. Coffman writes from the point of view of the soldiers who were actually involved in the battles of World War I. Coffman set out to write a history of the American military experience in World War I, it was apparent he had two major goals in writing this book “The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I.” He starts by telling us how American was not prepared and appeared to be confused in many aspects of the war. The majority of the book is involving General John Pershing and his efforts to build an American army and how he uses this army in battle. Coffman focuses his attention to the actual battles that involved the United States soldiers at the turning point of the war. Edward M. Coffman wrote this book “The War to

Because the United States accepted significant allied help, they progressed although they had severe limitations. He tells of the training camps, including accounts of psychological testing, shortages of weaponry, and the realities of blatant racism, entertainment, and the impact of illnesses. He notes that a small percentage of all American soldiers in World War I who died, did so in training camps not in actual battle. The navy faced similar issues of being unprepared, but thanks in large part to Rear Admiral William Sims, the United States was able to coordinate its naval efforts and blockade the effectiveness of the German U boats. America’s air force was also ill equipped to fight a war, but that military branch also responded quickly and Coffman tells of their eventual success, including the exciting exploits of Billy Mitchell and Eddie