Lest We Forget: The Great War

by Michael W. Robbins, Hew Francis Anthony Strachan Dl, FRSE, FRHistS, FBA Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale (Introduction), Jennifer N. Pritzker IL ARNG (Retired) (Foreword by), Robert Dalessandro USA (Retired) (Afterword)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780998968902
Publisher:	Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Publication date:	04/11/2018
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	1.20(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sir Hew Strachan is the author of 14 major publications, including the first installment of his groundbreaking three-volume work on the Great War, The First World War (To Arms). Strachan is known for his detailed and carefully researched writings. His research interests center on military history and strategic studies, with particular interest in the First World War and the history of the British army. Strachan has been significantly involved in the preparations for the centenary of the First World War, serving on the U.K. and Scotland national advisory committees and on the Comité Scientifique of the Mission du Centenaire in France. Strachan served as chair of the Imperial War Museum’s academic advisory committee for its new First World War galleries and the commonwealth War Graves Commission’s 2014-18 committee.

Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired) is the Founder and Chair of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, which she created in 2003; President and Founder of the Pritzker Military Foundation and the TAWANI Foundation; and President and CEO of TAWANI Enterprises, Inc. She is Founder and Executive Editor of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library’s publications. In 1974, Pritzker enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving until 1977 with the 82nd Airborne Division where she rose to the rank of sergeant. She was commissioned in 1979 and served on active duty until 1985 with the 101st Airborne Division and VII Corps Germany. From 1985 to 2001, she served in the U.S. Army Reserves and the Illinois National Guard. She retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel and subsequently received an honorary promotion to full colonel in the Illinois National Guard. Pritzker holds an honorary doctorate from Norwich University and in 2016 received the U.S. Department of Defense Spirit of Hope Award from the U.S. Army.

Editorial Reviews

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.

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