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Thunder and flames : Americans in the crucible of combat, 1917-1918 /
The first comprehensive military history of American forces in World War I. It explains how the Doughboys of the American Expeditionary Forces confronted and adapted to twentieth century warfare.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lawrence, Kansas :
University Press of Kansas,
2015.
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| Colección: | Modern war studies
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: approaches to study of the AEF at war, 1917-1918
- Setting the stage
- Into the line: November 1917-April 1918
- Cantigny: May 1918
- Chateau-Thierry: May 1918
- The 2d Division enters the lines: May 31-June 5, 1918
- Into the woods: June 6, 1918
- "Sporting soldiers": Belleau Wood, June 7-8, 1918
- "We want the damn woods": Belleau Wood, June 9-10, 1918
- "No idea of tactical principles": Belleau Wood, June 11-12, 1918
- Gas and exhaustion: Belleau Wood, June 13-15, 1918
- Enter the US Army: Belleau Wood, June 16-21, 1918
- Finishing the job: June 22-July 2, 1918
- Rock of the Marne: the Marne River defense, July 15-17, 1918
- "Deal the enemy a crushing blow": Soissons, July 18-22, 1918
- Reducing the Marne salient: US troops in the Aisne-Marne Campaign, July 18-August 6, 1918
- Tragedy at Fismette: travails of the 28th Division, August 1918
- Conclusion: the road to Saint-Mihiel, September 1918.