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Pen and Sword, 2018. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Emphasizing the British Expeditionary Force in 1918, Blaxland offers the success story that was Amiens, France, as a tribute to those… Mehr…

Pen and Sword, 2018. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Emphasizing the British Expeditionary Force in 1918, Blaxland offers the success story that was Amiens, France, as a tribute to those who managed to grab victory from the jaws of disaster. He spotlights the most dramatic events, as far as the British were concerned, along a belt that stretched due east from Amiens to a depth of about 50 miles. He describes the part General Rawlinson played in some detail for the example it affords regarding British generalship, and tells the story of deeds of valor carried out by battalions and individuals throughout. “The Lancashire men began their advance at 7:00 a.m. as usual and at first met no opposition, but the South Africans found the enemy active on their sector and the cavalry were unable to get around them. Then at 10:15 a staff officer arrived at the South African Brigade headquarters with a message that the Armistice had been signed. At the end, when the firing ceased at 11:00 a.m., a German soldier stood up, removed his helmet, bowed, turned, picked up his machine-gun, and walked slowly away.” Distributed in the US by Casemate. (2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR), Pen and Sword, 2018, New York: Henry Holt and Company 978-0-8050-7931-9 [978-0-8050-7931-9] 2008. (Hardcover) 491pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Maps, photographs, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. "On September 26, 1918, more than one million American soldiers prepared to assault the German-held Meuse-Argonne region of France. Their commander, General John J. Pershing, believe in the superiority of American 'guts' over barbed wire, machine guns, massed artillery, and poison gas. In thirty-six hours, he said, the Doughboys would crack the German defenses and open the road to Berlin. Six weeks later, after savage fighting across swamps, forests, towns, and rugged hills, the battle finally ended with the signing of the armistice that concluded the first World War". Book about Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, General Pershing, Harry Truman & Alvin York. Time Period 1918. Locale: Meuse-Argonne. (World War 1, Military--United States, World War 1)., Henry Holt and Company 978-0-8050-7931-9<

ISBN: 9780805079319

The authoritative, dramatic, and previously untold story of the bloodiest battle in American history: the epic fight for the Meuse-Argonne in World War I On September 26, 1918, more than … Mehr…

The authoritative, dramatic, and previously untold story of the bloodiest battle in American history: the epic fight for the Meuse-Argonne in World War I On September 26, 1918, more than one million American soldiers prepared to assault the German-held Meuse-Argonne region of France. Their commander, General John J. Pershing, believed in the superiority of American "guts" over barbed wire, machine guns, massed artillery, and poison gas. In thirty-six hours, he said, the Doughboys would crack the German defenses and open the road to Berlin. Six weeks later, after savage fighting across swamps, forests, towns, and rugged hills, the battle finally ended with the signing of the armistice that concluded the First World War. The Meuse-Argonne had fallen, at the cost of more than 120,000 American casualties, including 26,000 dead. In the bloodiest battle the country had ever seen, an entire generation of young Americans had been transformed forever. "To Conquer Hell "is gripping in its accounts of combat, studded with portraits of remarkable soldiers like Pershing, Harry Truman, George Patton, and Alvin York, and authoritative in presenting the big picture. It is military history of the first rank and, incredibly, the first in-depth account of this fascinating and important battle. Media > Book, [PU: Henry Holt and Company also Metropolitan Books]<

ISBN: 0805079319

The authoritative, dramatic, and previously untold story of the bloodiest battle in American history: the epic fight for the Meuse-Argonne in World War I On September 26, 1918, more than … Mehr…

The authoritative, dramatic, and previously untold story of the bloodiest battle in American history: the epic fight for the Meuse-Argonne in World War I On September 26, 1918, more than one million American soldiers prepared to assault the German-held Meuse-Argonne region of France. Their commander, General John J. Pershing, believed in the superiority of American "guts" over barbed wire, machine guns, massed artillery, and poison gas. In thirty-six hours, he said, the Doughboys would crack the German defenses and open the road to Berlin. Six weeks later, after savage fighting across swamps, forests, towns, and rugged hills, the battle finally ended with the signing of the armistice that concluded the First World War. The Meuse-Argonne had fallen, at the cost of more than 120,000 American casualties, including 26,000 dead. In the bloodiest battle the country had ever seen, an entire generation of young Americans had been transformed forever. "To Conquer Hell "is gripping in its accounts of combat, studded with portraits of remarkable soldiers like Pershing, Harry Truman, George Patton, and Alvin York, and authoritative in presenting the big picture. It is military history of the first rank and, incredibly, the first in-depth account of this fascinating and important battle. history,military,world war i History, Holt & Company, Henry<