Timothy K. Nenninger is chief of the Textual Records reference staff at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
"[An] often lively, sometimes contentious, yet completely engaging
memoir of his long career." -- Strategy Page
"[The author] provided a thorughtful introduction, clarificatory
footnotes, and additional material, which strengthens the value of
Summerall's account." -- NYMAS Review
"An important work by a pivotal figure in the US Army's transition
from constabulary to an overseas expeditionary force. The memoirs
are especially valuable for Summerall's views on the imperial wars,
the AEF's performance in World War I, and the problems of the
postwar period." -- Brian Linn, author of The Echo of Battle: The
Army's Way of War
"Charles P. Summerall was one of the best American combat
commanders in World War I who, after the war, reached the pinnacle
of his profession as Chief of Staff of the Army. After his
retirement as president of the Citadel 1931-1953, he made the South
Carolina military school a national institution. His memoir, ably
edited and annotated by Timothy Nenninger, is a fascinating account
of his experiences from his youth as a poor farm boy through West
Point and his winning distinction in fighting in the Philippines
and China then later in World War I through his post-war career in
the War Department and the Citadel." -- Edward Coffman, Professor
Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Dr. Tim Nenninger has done us all a marvelous service by editing
this memoir. While it is known to many World War I
enthusiasts/scholars, this readable, thoroughly annotated
publication saves us all much additional grubbing in the files,
particularly after the names which Summerall so scrupulously
avoided using. [...] There is much to be learned from this
memoir.[...] Students of the American Expeditionary Forces in World
War I and the U.S. Army in general must know this memoir." --
Journal of Military History
"It is remarkably candid, but at the same time it is the account of
a strong and opinionated man." -- Journal of America's Military
Past
"It is, simply, a great story, very well told." -- Coast Defense
Journal
"Nenninger has done an excellent job of editing and annotating the
memoir." -- Bowling Green Daily News
"Summerall's life covered an incredible time of change in the
South, the United States and Europe. This memoir gives the reader a
ground-floor view of some of those changes, straight from the pen
of a man who played a part in making those changes happen." -- Post
and Courier
"This book will give readers a long-overdue exposure to Summerall's
accounts of the many fascinating events of which he was a part, as
well as an equally overdue window into the mind and character of
this important American figure." -- Mark E. Grotelueschen, author
of Doctrine Under Trial: American Artillery Employment in World War
I
"This is a fascinating account of a life that saw the U.S. Army's
transition from a frontier constabulary to a powerful armed force
on the world stage." -- The Past in Review
"This is a personal story, written in prose that sounds like
something you might hear if you were sitting in the living room
listening to the generations above you tell their story. It is
fascinating, revealing, and intimate. This is one man's journey
though a very important time in American history.... It is a
journey well told, and it is worth reading." -- Mack Easter III,
H-Net Review
"Winner of the Army Historical Foundation's 2011 Distinguished Book
Award in the Journals, Memoirs, and Letters category" --
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