Doctrine under trial : American artillery employment in World War I / Mark E. Grotelueschen ; foreword by Tim Travers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grotelueschen, Mark E., 1969-

Series:

Contributions in military studies 0883-6884 ; no. 203.

Contributions in military studies, 0883-6884 ; no. 203

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Army, 1st--Artillery.

United States.

United States. Army. Army, 1st.

World War, 1914-1918--United States.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Artillery operations, American.

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.

Artillery drill and tactics--History--20th century.

Artillery drill and tactics.

Military art and science--United States--History--20th century.

Military art and science.

History.

Artillery.

Physical Description:

xiv, 174 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Summary:

Compares the US Armys artillery employment in World War I to its combat doctrine and assesses the real strengths and weaknesses of the combat divisions of the American Expeditionary Force.

Contents:

1 The Creation of a Modern Army: The Building and Training of an AEF Division 1

2 Belleau Wood: Hard Lessons in Position Warfare 31

3 Soissons: A Brilliant Advance, at a Terrible Price 59

4 St. Mihiel: The 2nd Division in the First American Army 75

5 Blanc Mont: The Set-Piece Attack vs. the Breakthrough 99

6 Meuse-Argonne: Breakthrough of a Sort 115

Conclusion: Between Pershing and the Revisionists

Artillery, the 2nd Division, and the AEF Style of Warfare 137

Appendix A Artillery Used by the AEF 155

Appendix B 2nd Division Organizational Chart 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-168) and index.

ISBN:

0313311714

OCLC:

43706985