General John J. Pershing and Marshal Ferdinand Foch in France during World War I

The transcript discusses the deployment of Expeditionary Forces to France during World War I. English and French commanders, Marshall Hagen and Marshall Post, planned to use American troops as replacements for their own forces. However, General Pershing opposed this, demanding that American forces fight as a distinct unit with their own sector of the battlefield.

Who were the commanders that made the initial decisions regarding the Yank troops?

Describe the role that the Yank troops were initially planned to take in the battle.

What was the main reason Pershing refused to follow the planning of the English and French commanders?

What did Pershing insist regarding the American troops' involvement in the battle?

What was the significance of the separate sector of the battlefield that Pershing requested for the Americans?