Richard s. Faulkner has rightly named his book The School of Hard Knocks. The combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) did in fact learn the lessons of war the hard way, often at the expense of soldiers' lives. Our history, leadership, and tactics books conveniently ignored the faults of the AEF's combat leadership for years. After all, the war, a short one, at that, was won in part because of America's involvement.
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机译：理查德福克纳正确地将他的书命名为The Hard Knocks。实际上，美国远征军（AEF）的作战领导确实以艰苦的方式学习了战争的教训，常常以牺牲士兵的生命为代价。我们的历史，领导力和战术书方便地忽略了AEF多年作战领导的过失。毕竟，一场短暂的战争之所以获胜，部分原因是美国的介入。
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