Yanks The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I

Name: Yanks The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
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ISBN: 9780684863047

ISBN-10: 0684863049

ISBN-13: 9780684863047

Edition: 2001

Authors: John S. D. Eisenhower, John Eisenhower

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This account focuses entirely on the story of the American Expeditionary Force during WW1, which, in the short span of 18 months, grew from an underequipped band of 120,000 troops into a force of four million.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 6/4/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

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Author's Note
Creating the AEF
A Visit from Papa Joffre	p. 11
A Nation at War	p. 19
The Selection of General Pershing	p. 26
The Yanks Arrive	p. 35
Organizing the AEF	p. 51
The Supreme War Council	p. 67
Apprenticeship: The Opening Battles
Baptism of Fire	p. 79
The Calm Before the Storm	p. 93
Unified Command at Last!	p. 100
"I Will Not Be Coerced"	p. 111
The Big Red One at Cantigny	p. 121
The 2d Division at Belleau Wood	p. 135
The Rock of the Marne	p. 151
Soissons - The Turning Point	p. 162
The AEF Fights Independently: St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel - Dress Rehearsal	p. 179
The Race Against Time	p. 198
Montfaucon - Ominous Victory	p. 210
Argonne	p. 224
Feelers for Peace	p. 240
First Army Comes of Age	p. 250
The Windup	p. 262
The Railroad Car at Compiegne	p. 273
The End of the AEF	p. 284
Epilogue	p. 290
App.: Mobilization	p. 298
Notes	p. 302
Bibliography	p. 329
Acknowledgments	p. 335
Index	p. 337
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