Thunder and Flames : Americans in the Crucible of Combat, 1917 - 1918 / Edward G. Lengel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lengel, Edward G.

Series:

Modern war studies.

Modern war studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--United States.

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces.

United States.

United States. Army--History--World War, 1914-1918.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7006-2783-9

OCLC:

913817227