American Expeditionary Forces In The Great War: Meuse Argonne 1918: Breaking Line Maarten Otte Pen Sword Military Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

Although The Meuse-Argonne Offensive Which Began In Late September 1918 And Continued Through To Armistice Was Not First Major Action Fought By Aef It Greatest Engaged Great War Indeed Casualty Count Fighting At Makes Bloodiest Battle American Military History Argonne An Area That Had Been Heavily Over Particularly Early Part Of Its Eastern Towards Meuse Then Became Enveloped Attritional Verdun Is Marked Extensive Woodlands Rolling Countryside However Unlike Somme Interspersed With Numerous Waterways Deep Ravines Higher Ridges Along Significant Hills Such As Montfaucon Be Frank Opening Stages Were Considerable Unforced Difficulties For Americans Who After All Facing A Far From Strong Enemy Opposition (However Formidable Defensive Line Might Have Been) Errors Made Logistical Problems Multiplied Command Often Less Than Satisfactory Many Respects This Should Come Surprise: Army Relatively New Western Front Being Reinforced Awesome Rate (Approximately 300 000 Men Month July) Whose Senior Commanders Never Before Faced Challenges Modern Warfare Themselves Evolving Dizzying Maarten Otte Gives Background Narrative Events Development Taking Each Us Corps Turn He Provides Tours Will Help Visitor Understand Book On Takes Reader More Or Date When General Pershing Handed Liggard Mid October Change Improvement Performance They Pushed Germans Ever Backwards Battlefield Physical Remains Some Fine (Some Argue Grandiose) Monuments Stunning Cemetery Romagne Second Largest World Administered Commission There Much See Has Largely Neglected Decades Since Σελίδες: 255 Διαστάσεις: 13 8X13 8Cm