02897nam 2200565 450 991046001480332120200520144314.01-61251-883-4(CKB)3710000000250219(EBL)1801457(OCoLC)892244081(SSID)ssj0001350829(PQKBManifestationID)12571024(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350829(PQKBWorkID)11296151(PQKB)10579264(MiAaPQ)EBC1801457(Au-PeEL)EBL1801457(CaPaEBR)ebr10953749(CaONFJC)MIL869281(EXLCZ)99371000000025021920141023h20082008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThrough the wheat the U.S. Marines in World War I /Edwin H. Simmons and Joseph H. AlexanderAnnapolis, Maryland :Naval Institute Press,2008.©20081 online resource (327 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59114-831-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ; NotesBibliography Index ; About the AuthorsU.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, SWorld War, 1914-1918Regimental historiesUnited StatesElectronic books.World War, 1914-1918Regimental histories940.41273Simmons Edwin H.884780Alexander Joseph H.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460014803321Through the wheat1975706UNINA