Thunder in the Argonne (eBook)

A New History of America’s Greatest Battle

Douglas V. Mastriano (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
456 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-7558-4 (ISBN)

Infos

In July 1918, sensing that the German Army had lost crucial momentum, Supreme Allied Commander Ferdinand Foch saw an opportunity to end the First World War. In drafting his plans for a final grand offensive, he assigned the most difficult sectorthe dense Argonne forest and the vast Meuse River valleyto the American Expeditionary Forces under General John J. Pershing. There, the Doughboys faced thickly defended German lines with terrain deemed impossible to fight through. From September 26 through the November 11 armistice, US forces suffered more than 20,000 casualties a week, but the Allies ultimately prevailed in a decisive victory that helped to end the Great War. In Thunder in the Argonne, Douglas V. Mastriano offers the most comprehensive account of this legendary campaign to date. Not only does he provide American, French, and British perspectives on the offensive, but he also offersfor the first time in Englishthe German view. Mastriano presents a balanced analysis of successes and failures at all levels of command, examining the leadership of the principals while also illuminating acts of heroism by individual soldiers. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive is widely regarded as one of America's finest hours, and the amazing feats of Sergeant Alvin York, Major Charles Whittlesey of the Lost Battalion, and Lieutenant Sam Woodfillall accomplished in the midst of this maelstromecho across the ages. Published to coincide with the centennial of the campaign, this engaging book offers a fresh look at the battle that forged the modern US Army

Autor

Douglas V. Mastriano is Director of Theater Intelligence, Department of Military Strategy, Planning and Operation, at the US Army War College. A colonel in the US Army and combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, he is the author of Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.6.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Battles and Campaigns
• Reihe/Serie: Battles and Campaigns
• Zusatzinfo: 85 b&w halftones, 28 maps
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: doughboys • Great War • imperial german army • John J. Pershing • Meuse River Valley • military battles • military campaigns • military leadership • Military tactics • Sergeant Alvin York • US Army • Western Front history • World War I • world war I western front
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-7558-5 / 0813175585
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-7558-4 / 9780813175584