Through the wheat : the U.S. Marines in World War I / / Edwin H. Simmons and Joseph H. Alexander

• Autore: Simmons Edwin H.
• 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
• 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.: 9910813790303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II