| Description |
1 online resource (598 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; Prologue: Les Mares Farm, Northern France, June 3, 1918; 1. "The War to End All Wars"; 2. Fivefold Expansion; 3. New Frontiers; 4. "Over There"; 5. The Trenches of Verdun; 6. "Retreat, Hell!"; 7. Belleau Wood; 8. "In Every Clime and Place"; 9. Soissons: The First Day; 10. Soissons: The Second Day; 11. Marbache and St. Mihiel; 12. Blanc Mont; 13. The Meuse-Argonne Campaign; 14. The Watch on the Rhine; Epilogue; Appendix: Medals of Honor Awarded; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors |
| Summary |
U.S. Marine participation in World War I is known as a defining moment in the Marine Corps'' great history. It is a story of exceptional heroism and significant operational achievements, along with lessons learned the hard way. The Marines entered World War I as a small force of seagoing light infantry that had rarely faced a well-armed enemy. On a single June day, in their initial assault ""through the wheat"" on Belleau Wood against German machine-guns and poison gas shells, the Marines suffered more casualties than they had experienced in all their previous 142 years. Yet at Belleau Wood, S |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1914-1918
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Marine Corps fast |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Regimental histories
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Alexander, Joseph H., 1938-2014
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| ISBN |
9781612518831 |
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1612518834 |
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