I love that this series is on KZread. I remember as a child watching these shows at 6am on channel 11 on the east coast. I learned a lot as a child watching these and reinforcing it as an adult. Mike Wallace is a great narrator. Thanks for allowing me to live my childhood again through this series. Great posting.

Awesome 😊

I don't think you'll ever see a another general get the amount of respect from his troops that Pershing did, especially in death.

The only man ever to outrank a 5 star general!!!!

Edit the commercials out. Please....

my Father Leland Cope Hodge was his assistant as a soldier as Stragetit Commad awarded Citation for his services

Pisses me off, the unsaid in this doc!!!...I actually visited his memorial in Washington D.C., not too far from the white house .... www.vulcanhammer.org/2012/02/01/the-reason-general-john-pershing-was-called-black-jack/

Outlived buddy Teddy by over 25 years.

General John "Blackjack" Pershing in the Philippines had an affair with Joaquina Ignacio, a very beautiful half spanish and half filipina. They lived openly in Pettit Baracks military camp/base as husband and wife and bore him children , One daughter Petronila died during the cholera epidemic,( i used to put flowers on her grave.) The love affair infuriated the congress and he was told to report back home to appear in congress and testify regarding rumors of his "Love affair". With his powerful father in law, Senator Warren , was backing him up , was then the majority floor leader. Before living the Philippines, he asked his best friend Zeller Shinn , his camp de aide, to marry Joaquina to minimize the damage of his extra marital affairs, he did save himself from a big scandal. Good strategy? Just like his war plans, sacrifice this and win that.. Maybe he promised Joaquina that he is coming back for her. Every day, until she died she was seen by many people, neighbors and passerbys sitting by the doorstep of her little house every day as if she was" waiting for somebody to come back ", until she passed away. Zeller Shinn very soon after came to the United States for a vacation and back then it takes 3 months by ship. He had an appendicitis which burst before reaching homeland , but it was too late to save him and was burried at the Presidoio in San Francisco and i feel so sad for her and i always wonder how she felt. Did she feel she was just used, abondoned or betrayed. He never communicated with her, i shed tears each time i think of it, She then became Joquina Ignacio Shinn, John Shinn was a first generaition irish american from Russellville, Arkansas. He too never came back. I wish i could help. Joaquina Ignacio Shinn was my paternal great grandmother.

I wonder what Pershing would do or say about the war in Ukraine. 🤔

1:56 Brigadeer general is a one star general General Black Jack Pershing didn't desert he just went to law school he started the Rough Riders Roosevelt was just a figure head later Pershing would become the only 4 star general

@spacepatrolman

5 жыл бұрын

2:34 went into Mexico after Pancho Villa

98? John Pershing did very well!

@williamh3950

6 жыл бұрын

Edward Anthony, why do you choose to ignore the dark side of John J. Pershing?

@edwardanthony7283

6 жыл бұрын

WILLIAM H He lived to age 98. That is awesome

@williamh3950

6 жыл бұрын

Edward Anthony, I concur with you lol

@teller1290

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardanthony7283 87, I believe.

@teller1290

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamh3950 like what?

They weren't perfect, neither are we with our damn spies, spysats, supercomputers, drones, stealth jets, autogun loaded armoured vehicles, and don't forget that wonder device we take for granted - radar.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/369th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)

The 10th Cav, segregated Black troops where Pershing gained the nickname "Black Jack" by leading them, never get any credit despite spilling blood for your country when you are Black continues, only thugs are referenced, never patriots, from the revolution to today, it's always backbiting and insults to soldierly honor. Pershing gave his Black infantry trained troops to the French (where they were later covered in glory) while he insisted American troops be only fight as a unit, which tells you something about his attitude toward the very troops that made him his name(!)...The only film that ever got it close to correct was the "Rough Riders"...letterboxd.com/film/rough-riders/

@williamh3950

6 жыл бұрын

Hank West... spot on!!! its sad that so many not only don't know but also don't want to know the true story of his John J. Pershing truly was.