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Retreat, Hell! We Just Got Here! : The American Expeditionary Force in Frace 1917-1918 by Martin Marix Evans (1998, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101855327775
ISBN-139781855327771
eBay Product ID (ePID)1047829
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Book TitleRetreat, Hell! We Just Got Here! : the American Expeditionary Force in Frace 1917-1918
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1998
TopicMilitary Science, Military / World War I
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorMartin Marix Evans
Book SeriesBattles and Histories Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length1.1 in
Item Width1.1 in
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SynopsisWhen the Americans entered the First World War in 1917, they brought with them a sense of fighting spirit and courage which left an unforgettable impression on their war-weary allies. Martin Marix Evans' superb book brings vividly to life the full story of the American Expeditionary Force which helped to turn the tide of war in France., With the breaking of diplomatic relations between the USA and Germany a declaration of war was inevitable. Despite this it would be months before their contribution had a real impact on the war. Their troops were untrained and without equipment. General Pershing resisted all attempts to drag his men into the front line unprepared. He was determined to prevent the Americans being scattered as stiffening for the exhausted French and British armies. In Spring 1918 the Germans punched great gaps in the allied lines and Paris itself was once more threatened from the east. At Chateau Thierry on the Marne the US Marines fought one of their finest actions, first holding and then thrusting the Germans back at Belleau Wood. On 4 July alongside the Australians at Le Hamel they demonstrated that artillery, tanks, infantry and the air force, in combined operations, could advance without monumental casualties. Pershing got his chance to show his army in action under American command at St Mihiel in September. The salient was taken with minimum casualties, but soon the picture was to change. Against the massive obstacle of the Hindenburg Line and then in the Argonne the Americans encountered rele, In the first illustrated one-volume history of the U.S. in World War I, readers follow American involvement from the declaration of war in April 1917 to the armistice in the fall of 1918. More than 20 period maps are included, along with 67 color and 63 bandw illustrations.
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