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Joining the Great War, April 1917-April 1918

Title
Joining the Great War, April 1917-April 1918 / by Eric B. Setzekorn.
Author
Setzekorn, Eric B.
Publication
  • Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 2017.
  • [Washington, D.C.] : [For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Additional Authors
Center of Military History, issuing body.
Description
75 pages : illustrations, color maps; 22 cm
Summary
"Joining the Great War, April 1917-April 1918, by Eric B. Setzekorn, is the next installment in the U.S. Army Campaigns of World War I series, chronicling the first year of the American involvement in World War I. It briefly summarizes the prewar U.S. Army, the initial American reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914, and the factors that led to the U.S. declaration of war in April 1917. The narrative then examines how the U.S. Army transformed itself from a small constabulary force into a mass, industrialized army capable of engaging in modern warfare. The author covers stateside mobilization and training, the formation of the American Expeditionary Forces, and the slow buildup of American forces in France and concludes with U.S. soldiers helping to blunt the first phase of the 1918 German Spring Offensive"--Publisher's web site.
Series Statement
  • CMH Pub ; 77-3
  • U.S. Army campaigns of World War I : Commemorative series
Uniform Title
  • U.S. Army campaigns of World War I.
  • CMH pub ; 77-3.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Internet resources.
Note
  • "Cambrai 1917, Somme Defensive 1918."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 75).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available online in PDF format from Center of Military History (CMH) web site.
Contents
Strategic setting -- The U.S. Army before the war -- American military and civilian leadership -- The amalgamation debate -- Mobilization of manpower -- Building the AEF, 1917 -- American soldiers begin arriving -- Training the AEF -- Men and materiel in the AEF -- The War Department : challenges and reform -- Strategic crisis on the Western Front -- The AEF joins the fight -- Analysis.
Call Number
JFD 17-4048
ISBN
  • 9780160937958
  • 0160937957
OCLC
986529544
Author
Setzekorn, Eric B., author.
Title
Joining the Great War, April 1917-April 1918 / by Eric B. Setzekorn.
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 2017.
Distributor
[Washington, D.C.] : [For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
CMH Pub ; 77-3
U.S. Army campaigns of World War I : Commemorative series
U.S. Army campaigns of World War I.
CMH pub ; 77-3.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 75).
Additional Formats
Also available online in PDF format from Center of Military History (CMH) web site.
Connect to:
(paper)
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo79429
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Center of Military History, issuing body.
Other Form:
Online version: Setzekorn, Eric B. Joining the Great War, April 1917-April 1918 (OCoLC)982056512
Gpo Item No.
0344-G-12
Sudoc No.
D 114.7/6:J 66
Research Call Number
JFD 17-4048
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