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First to Fight. The U.S. Marines in World War I

Door Oscar E. Gilbert e.a.

Categorie
WO I
Boeknummer
#234155
Titel
First to Fight. The U.S. Marines in World War I
Auteur
Gilbert, Oscar E. & Romain V. Cansière
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Oxford/Philadelphia, Casemate
Jaar van uitgave
2017
ISBN10
161200508X
ISBN13
9781612005089
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

Retreat, hell! We just got here! The words of Captain Lloyd Williams at Belleau Wood in June 1918 entered United States Marine Corps legend, and the Marine Brigade's actions there-along with the censor's failure to take out the name of the Brigade in the battle reports-made the Corps famous. The Marines went to war as part of the American Expeditionary Force, bitterly resented by the Army and General Pershing. The Army tried to use them solely as labor troops and replacements, but the German spring offensive of 1918 forced the issue. The French begged Pershing to commit his partially trained men, and two untested American divisions, supported by British and French units, were thrown into the path of five German divisions. Three horrific weeks later, the Marines held the entirety of Belle... (Lees verder)au Wood. The Marines then fought in the almost forgotten Blanc Mont Ridge Offensive in October, as well as in every well-known AEF action until the end of the war. This book will look at all the operations of the Marine Corps in World War I, cover the activities of both ground and air units, and consider the units that supported the Marine Brigade. It will examine how, during the war years, the Marine Corps changed from a small organization of naval security detachments to an elite land combat force.
Pagina's
332
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 15,00

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