The purpose of this biography of General Pershing is to make Americans recognize in this great leader, a human being, a fellow citizen, a man among men. It is the very humanness Of great men that makes their life stories a source of inspiration to all of us, and the realization is repeated again and again that success is the inevitable accompaniment of energy, tenacity of purpose, and the will to work and win. Founded on these attributes, success is ready for the laurels of fame when destiny points the way.