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Loading... The American Expeditionary Forces in World War I (Battle Orders)by John Votaw
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This turned out to be a very good summation of the command and force structure of the U.S. ground forces in Europe in the Great War. About my one critique is whether the space devoted to the Army Air Service would have been better spent on U.S. troops deployed to Siberia and Italy. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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Upon the entry of the United States into World War I, the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) were created by the War Department on short notice from existing units, filled up with men from the training camps and deployed with only their personal weapons and equipment. The US Army was not prepared for combat in France, and the remarkable achievement of the AEF’s commanding officer, John J Pershing, was the creation of an American field army, built and nurtured from the bottom up. This book details the organizational structure, training and doctrine of the AEF and illustrates how it came to make a significant contribution to Allied victory in World War I. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)940.41273History and Geography Europe Europe Military History Of World War I Operations And UnitsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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