The Way of Duty, Honor, Country [electronic resource] : The Memoir of General Charles Pelot Summerall /
Summerall, Charles Pelot,1867-1955.
Nenninger, Timothy K.
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,
c2010.
After graduating from West Point in 1892, Charles Pelot Summerall (1867--1955) launched a distinguished military career, fighting Filipino insurgents in 1899 and Boxers in China in 1900. His remarkable service included brigade, division, and corps commands in World War I; duty as chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1926 to 1930; and presidency of the Citadel for twenty years, where he was instrumental in establishing the school's national reputation.Previously available only in the Citadel's archives, Summerall's memoir offers an eyewitness account of a formative period in U.S. Army
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Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Editor's Note; Chronology; Introduction; 1 The Rock Whence I Was Hewn; 2 The Pit Whence I Was Digged; 3 ""And David was wise in all his ways and the Lord was with David""; 4 ""We bid farewell to cadet gray and don the army blue""; 5 Remember the Maine; 6 The Little Brown Brother; 7 The Land of the Dragon; 8 Back to Manila and Home; 9 The Land of the Midnight Sun; 10 The Coast Defenses; 11 The Caissons Go Rolling Along; 12 To West Point; 13 To Texas and Fort Myer; 14 The War Department; 15 The World War; 16 Over There
17 Soissons--the Decisive Battle of the War18 Recovery; 19 The St. Mihiel Salient; 20 The Second Phase of the Meuse-Argonne; Photo insert; 21 The Adriatic and Peace; 22 Home and the First Division; 23 Camp Dix, New Jersey; 24 Hawaii; 25 Return to the States; 26 From Texas to New York; 27 Chief of Staff; 28 The Wanderer's Return; 29 The Citadel; 30 The Men Who Influenced My Life; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover
After graduating from West Point in 1892, Charles Pelot Summerall (1867--1955) launched a distinguished military career, fighting Filipino insurgents in 1899 and Boxers in China in 1900. His remarkable service included brigade, division, and corps commands in World War I; duty as chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1926 to 1930; and presidency of the Citadel for twenty years, where he was instrumental in establishing the school's national reputation.Previously available only in the Citadel's archives, Summerall's memoir offers an eyewitness account of a formative period in U.S. Army
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Summerall, Charles Pelot, 1867-1955.
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
United States. Army
United States. Army
Generals