Through the wheat : the U.S. Marines in World War I / Edwin H. Simmons and Joseph H. Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simmons, Edwin H., author.

Alexander, Joseph H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--United States.

United States. Marine Corps--History--World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Maps ; Foreword by Col. Allan R. Millett, USMCR (Ret.) ; 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. Bellau 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 23, 2014).

ISBN:

1-61251-883-4

OCLC:

892244081