University of Nebraska Press: GENERAL LEONARD WOOD: ARMY SURGEON: WORLD WAR I

Description: University of Nebraska paperback edition of Jack C. Lane's "Armed Progressive: General Leonard Wood," With a new Preface by the author, published in 2009. Bound in green paper, the book is in Good condition---except for occasional underlining----a great reading copy. General Leonard Wood, who lived from 1860 – 1927, was an Army physician, who received his M.D. at HARVARD. In the Preface, Lane wrote: "To read this biography is to immerse oneself in a significant portion of the public history of the U.S. from 1885 to the late 1920s. His name looms large in many of the era's major developments: Progressivism, expansionism and colonial administration, military reform, preparedness and American intervention in World War I, and the elections of 1916 and 1920. Wood served as the governor of Santiago Province, military governor of Cuba, governor of Moro Province, commander of the Philippine Division, and finally chief of staff, the highest post in the U.S. Army. "Brusque and unceremonious, he seemed a thoroughly stiff and conventional military officer. He lacked wit and possessed little sense of humor. However, he was admired, respected, and even revered, not only by millions of Americans, but by a cross-section of society, from military officers to corporation managers, and statesmen." Wood won fame helping to capture GERONIMO. Wood married Louise Condit-Smith, whose guardian uncle was U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Field. Wood and his new bride began married life at the Presidio in San Francisco, a post usually for more experienced military men. At San Francisco, Wood discovered football and played his first game against the University of California. Strength, power and force appealed to the broad shouldered, hairy chested, sturdy built "stud" who had "no taste for wine or cards and no pronounced religious views." Leonard Wood reached Washington, D.C. in 1895 and he and future President THEODORE ROOSEVELT became best friends and "sparring buddies," and commanders in the SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. The regiment was popularly known as "Roosevelt's Rough Riders." Wood used his influence with Roosevelt and President McKinley to advance himself. The outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 proved to be a critical point in Wood's life and career. Wood expected to be named the Commander of the Allied Forces in France, but President WOODROW WILSON named General John PERSHING commander and Pershing "flat rejected" having Wood in Europe during the war. Wood became very critical of the AEF forces and made many speeches describing the weakness of the American army. Lane wrote: "Unfortunately, Wood possessed a consuming and obsessive ambition, as well as the willingness to advance his own interest over the ruin of others and in the face of political disapproval. During his rise to high office, the darker side of Wood's personality became legend." In 1927, General Wood was buried with full military honors in Arlington Cemetery in the area reserved for members of the Rough Riders regiment. The Fort Leonard Wood military base in Missouri was named in his honor. 329 pages, including an index. I offer combined shipping.

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