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9780890968932

Soissons 1918

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  • ISBN13:

    9780890968932

  • ISBN10:

    0890968934

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-09-01
  • Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr

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Summary

Soissons, 1918 provides an intricately detailed account of this pivotal battle in which partly trained, inexperienced American soldiers and marines literally turned the tide of the war. Despite strange French command methods, unfamiliar equipment such as masses of tanks, and immature American staff work, American enthusiasm and willingness "to finish the job" briefly shattered German defenses, caused panic, and ultimately unhinged the Germans' carefully prepared strategic plans.
Authors Douglas V. Johnson II and Rolfe L. Hillman, Jr., provide a strategic overview of the war to the point of American involvement in combat operations. Following the long accepted Leavenworth method of analyzing operations, they thoroughly present the enemy situation, the terrain, and the friendly situation. Subsequent chapters describe in detail each of the four days of intense combat using French, German, and American sources and American personal accounts.

Author Biography

Douglas V. Johnson II is research professor of national security affairs, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Maps and Figures
Preface
Introduction: The War to Datep. 3
The American Army in 1918p. 19
Promise: July 18 - 1st Division and 1st Moroccan Divisionp. 37
Break-in: July 18 - 2d Divisionp. 58
Edging Forward: July 19 - 1st Division and 1st Moroccan Divisionp. 88
Futile Bravery: July 19 - Attack of the 6th Marines and Relief of the 2d Divisionp. 103
Try Again: July 20 - 1st Division Continues the Attackp. 115
Mission Accomplished: July 21 - Taking Berzy-le-Sec, Consolidation, and Relief of the 1st Divisionp. 128
The Reward: July 22 - The Last Day
Conclusionp. 143
German Order of Battlep. 159
Tenth Army Order of Battle, July 18-22p. 161
Organization of an AEF Division, 1918p. 163
Tank Allocation and Descriptionp. 165
Notesp. 167
Bibliographyp. 191
Indexp. 203
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