Through the wheat : the U.S. Marines in World War I / / Edwin H. Simmons and Joseph H. Alexander
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| Autore: |
Simmons Edwin H.
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| Titolo: |
Through the wheat : the U.S. Marines in World War I / / Edwin H. Simmons and Joseph H. Alexander
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| Pubblicazione: | Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2008 |
| ©2008 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.41273 |
| Soggetto topico: | World War, 1914-1918 - Regimental histories - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | AlexanderJoseph H. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 ; Notes |
| Bibliography Index ; About the Authors | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | U.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, S |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Through the wheat |
| ISBN: | 1-61251-883-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460014803321 |
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