Critical Praise for Gene Smith On Until the Last Trumpet Sounds ""The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expeditionary Force of World War I."" Booklist ""A six-star effort . . . captures Pershing better than anyone has before."" The Grand Rapids Press On The Shattered Dream ""A storyteller of history, Gene Smith is one of the very best in his field."" The Washington Post On When the Cheering Stopped ""A brilliantly written and dramatically effective work of history . . . Smith is a prodigious researcher, an artful writer."" The New York Times On American Gothic ""A ripping good tale . . . the story rivets you. You can t put the book down."" The New York Times Book Review