Pershing, John J.(John Joseph),1860-1948 From the battlefields of France General J. J. Pershing World War, 1914-1918 Propaganda John Joseph Pershing "From the Battlefields of France" [1] Three thousand miles from home, an American army is fighting for you. Everything you hold worthwhile is at stake. Only the hardest blows can win against the enemy we are fighting. Invoking the spirit of our forefathers, the army asks your unflinching support, to the end that the high ideals for which America stands may endure upon the earth.