{"product_id":"thunder-and-flames-americans-in-the-crucible-of-combat-19171918-9780700627837","title":"Thunder and Flames  Americans in the Crucible of Combat 19171918","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovember 1917. American troops were poorly trained, deficient in military equipment and doctrine, not remotely ready for armed conflict on a large scale - and on the Western front. The story of what happened next - the American Expeditionary Force's trial by fire on the battlefields of France - is told in full for the first time in this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLengel has done an admirable job cutting through the decades of legend and half-truths surrounding the American Expeditionary Forces in the First World War. Students of the war will owe him a great debt for this comprehensive and effective book.\"\" - Michael S. Neiberg, author of \u003ci\u003eDance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Lengel employs meticulous research and vivid, fast-paced prose to dissect American soldiers' 'baptism by fire' on the Western Front. It is a great read and a major scholarly contribution—no one will ever again be able to claim that America was 'barely bloodied' by World War I.\"\" - Jennifer D. Keene, author, \u003ci\u003eDoughboys, the Great War and the Remaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on Maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Approaches to Study of the AEF at War, 1917-1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Setting the Stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Into the Line: November 1917-April 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Cantigny: May 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Chateau-thierry: May 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. The 2d Division Enters the Lines: May 31-June 5, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Into the Woods: June 6, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. \"\"Sporting Soldiers\"\": Belleau Wood, June 7-8, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. \"\"We Want the Damn Woods\"\": Belleau Wood, June 9-10, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. \"\"No Idea of Tactical Principles\"\": Belleau Wood, June 11-12, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Gas and Exhaustion: Belleau Wood, June 13-15, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Enter the US Army: Belleau Wood, June 16-21, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Finishing the Job: June 22-July 2, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Rock of the Marne: The Marne River Defense, July 15-17, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. \"\"Deal the Enemy a Crushing Blow\"\": Soissons, July 18-22, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Reducing the Marne Salient: US Troops in the Aisne-Marne Campaign, July 18-August 6, 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Tragedy at Fismette: Travails of the 28th Division, August 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: The Road to Saint-Mihiel, September 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Illustration gallery follows page 155\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195214033239,"sku":"9780700627837","price":25.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780700627837.jpg?v=1763646759","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thunder-and-flames-americans-in-the-crucible-of-combat-19171918-9780700627837","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}