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AEF Way of War : The American Army and Combat in World War I by Mark Ethan Grotelueschen (2010, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521169097

ISBN-139780521169097

eBay Product ID (ePID)103015568

Product Key Features

Number of Pages398 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAef Way of War : the American Army and Combat in World War I

Publication Year2010

SubjectMilitary Science, United States / 20th Century, Military / General, Military / United States

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History

AuthorMark Ethan Grotelueschen

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight20.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"The book dutifullly raises the age-old question of how an army must go about evaluating and validating its doctrine." <br/<-Dr. Douglas V. Johnson II, Parameters, "The book dutifullly raises the age-old question of how an army must go about evaluating and validating its doctrine." -Dr. Douglas V. Johnson II, Parameters, "Mark Grotelueschen has written one of the most important works on the AEF, and indeed on the history of the modern US Army, to appear in the last twenty years." -Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, "Mark Grotelueschen has written one of the most important works on the AEF, and indeed on the history of the modern US Army, to appear in the last twenty years." Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, "Grotelueschen's book goes beyond the well known stories of Belleau Wood and the Argonne Forest to describe how the AEF adapted to combact in France...With the final veterans of the "Great War" passing away, Grotelueschen provides a distinguished critique of their battlefield success. His book is a must for anyone interested in World War I and the development of US Army doctrine." -Maj. Jeffrey P. Joyce, Air Power History, "This is a compelling and important book. [Grotelueschen's] research is deep, his writing is lucid and presentation sound, and his main points are intriguing and relevant..." <br/<-William Thomas Allison, Reviews in American History, "This is a compelling and important book. [Grotelueschen's] research is deep, his writing is lucid and presentation sound, and his main points are intriguing and relevant..." -William Thomas Allison, Reviews in American History, "Mark Grotelueschen has written one of the most important works on the AEF, and indeed on the history of the modern US Army, to appear in the last twenty years." <br/<-Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, "Grotlueschen does an excellent job of describing the problems that soldiers in this conflict had to face." -Stephen A. Bourque, H-War, "Grotelueschen's book goes beyond the well known stories of Belleau Wood and the Argonne Forest to describe how the AEF adapted to combact in France...With the final veterans of the "Great War" passing away, Grotelueschen provides a distinguished critique of their battlefield success. His book is a must for anyone interested in World War I and the development of US Army doctrine." <br/<-Maj. Jeffrey P. Joyce, Air Power History

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal940.41273

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Doctrine, dogma, and development in the AEF; 2. The 1st division: training for and waging trench warfare; 3. The 1st division: the search for a 'sufficiently powerful fire'; 4. The 26th 'Yankee' division: doctrine, discipline, and discrimination; 5. The 26th 'Yankee' division: doctrine, demoralization, and disintegration; 6. The 2nd division: bloody lessons in 'open warfare'; 7. The 2nd division: the rise of set-piece battle; 8. The 77th 'Liberty' division: training for the trenches and fighting on the Vesle; 9. The 77th 'Liberty' division: dogma, delegation, and discretion; 10. Conclusions; References; Index.

SynopsisThis 2007 book provides the most comprehensive examination of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) combat doctrine and methods ever published. It shows how AEF combat units actually fought on the Western Front in World War I. It describes how four AEF divisions (the 1st, 2nd, 26th, and 77th) planned and conducted their battles and how they adapted their doctrine, tactics, and other operational methods during the war. General John Pershing and other AEF leaders promulgated an inadequate prewar doctrine, with only minor modification, as the official doctrine of the AEF. Many early American attacks suffered from these unrealistic ideas that retained too much faith in the infantry rifleman on the modern battlefield. However, many AEF divisions adjusted their doctrine and operational methods as they fought, preparing more comprehensive attack plans, employing flexible infantry formations, and maximizing firepower to seize limited objectives., This 2007 book examines the training and combat operations of four American divisions that fought extensively on the Western Front in World War I. It exposes the problems associated with the anachronistic combat doctrine tactics advocated by AEF leaders as well as how the officers and men in the combat divisions developed a different combat doctrine and adapted their operational methods to fight more effectively., This book provides the most comprehensive examination of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) combat doctrine and methods ever published. It shows how AEF combat units actually fought on the Western Front in World War I. It describes how four AEF divisions (the 1st, 2nd, 26th, and 77th) planned and conducted their battles and how they adapted their doctrine, tactics, and other operational methods during the war. General John Pershing and other AEF leaders promulgated an inadequate prewar doctrine, with only minor modification, as the official doctrine of the AEF. Many early American attacks suffered from these unrealistic ideas that retained too much faith in the infantry rifleman on the modern battlefield. However, many AEF divisions adjusted their doctrine and operational methods as they fought, preparing more comprehensive attack plans, employing flexible infantry formations, and maximizing firepower to seize limited objectives.

LC Classification NumberD570.2.G76 2010