Doctrine under trial : American artillery employment in World War I / / Mark E. Grotelueschen ; foreword by Tim Travers

• Autore: Grotelueschen Mark E. <1969->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.4/1273
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - United States; World War, 1914-1918 - Artillery operations, American; World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France; Artillery drill and tactics - History - 20th century; Military art and science - United States - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-168) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- DOCTRINE UNDER TRIAL -- Contents -- Illustrations -- MAPS -- FIGURES -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- NOTES -- 1 The Creation of a Modern Army: The Building and Training of an AEF Division -- NOTES -- 2 Belleau Wood: Hard Lessons in Position Warfare -- NOTES -- 3 Soissons: A Brilliant Advance, at a Terrible Price -- NOTES -- 4 St. Mihiel: The 2nd Division in the First American Army -- NOTES -- 5 Blanc Mont: The Set-Piece Attack vs. the Breakthrough -- NOTES -- 6 Meuse-Argonne: Breakthrough of a Sort -- NOTES -- Conclusion: Between Pershing and the Revisionists-Artillery, the 2nd Division, and the AEF Style of Warfare -- ARTILLERY EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND DIVISION AND THE AEF -- THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF AEF COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS -- A NEW PERSPECTIVE -- THE IMPACT OF THE ALLIED ARMIES ON THE 2ND DIVISION AND THE AEF -- THE NEW PERSPECTIVE AND INITIAL POSTWAR IMPRESSIONS -- "THE AMERICAN WAY OF WAR" AND THE AEF STYLE OF WARFARE -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- Appendix A: Artillery Used by the AEF -- Appendix B: 2nd Division Organizational Chart -- Bibliography -- PRIMARY SOURCES -- I. The National Archives, Washington, D.C. -- II. U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA -- III. The Colonel Robert R. McCormick Research Center, First Division Museum at Cantigny -- IV. The American Official History of the U.S. Army in World War I -- V. Journal Articles -- VI. Published Memoirs and Other First-Hand Accounts -- SECONDARY SOURCES -- I. Books -- II. Contemporary Articles -- III. Unpublished Theses -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: Artillery proved to be the greatest killer on the Western front in World War I, and the use and misuse of artillery was certainly a determining factor in the war^D's outcome. While many books explore the artillery forces and employment of the European powers, this is the first study to examine artillery employment in the American Expeditionary Force. Grotelueschen follows one AEF division through its entire World War I experience, from preliminary training to each of its battles in France. This approach allows for great investigative depth and an opportunity to explore the implementation of doctrinal changes throughout the war. While accounts of the AEF written in the immediate aftermath of the war praised it as a great fighting machine, most scholars have concluded that the AEF was a flawed combat force. This study demonstrates that despite significant flaws and weaknesses, especially in artillery doctrine and employment, at least some AEF divisions did attain effective fighting ability. American divisions were most successful when carrying out limited, set-piece attacks, efforts that ran counter to approved US Army and AEF doctrine at the time. Historians will find this unique approach to the study of division level strengths and weaknesses to be useful in making more accurate and complete comparisons among the great armies of the Western Front.
• Titolo autorizzato: Doctrine under trial
• ISBN: 9798400641824; 9780313003288; 0313003289
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960727303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contributions in military studies ; ; no. 203.