How were Pershing's tactics during World War I viewed by some historians?
Innovative and effective
Costly and unnecessary
Cautious and conservative
Brilliant and strategic
Answer
Some of Pershing's tactics have been criticized by historians for causing unnecessarily high American casualties. His reliance on costly frontal assaults, long after other Allied armies had abandoned such tactics, has been a point of contention.
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