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Title

Yanks : the epic story of the American Army in World War I / John S.D. Eisenhower with Joanne Thompson Eisenhower.

Author

Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-2013.

Publication

New York : Free Press, [2001], ©2001.

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Additional Authors

Eisenhower, Joanne Thompson.

Description

xiv, 353 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 25 cm

Summary

• "Fought far from home, World War I was nonetheless a stirring American adventure. The achievements of the United States during that war, often underrated by military historians, were in fact remarkable, and they turned the tide of the conflict. So says John S. D. Eisenhower, one of today's most acclaimed military historians, in his sweeping history of the Great War and the men who won it: the Yanks of the American Expeditionary Force.".
• "Their men dying in droves on the stalemated Western Front, British and French generals complained that America was giving too little, too late. John Eisenhower shows why they were wrong. The European Allies wished to plug the much-needed U.S. troops into their armies in order to fill the gaps in the line. But General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, the indomitable commander of the AEF, determined that its troops would fight together, as a whole, in a truly American army.
• Only this force, he argued - not bolstered French or British units - could convince Germany that it was hopeless to fight on.".
• "Pershing's often-criticized decision led to the beginning of the end of World War I - and the beginning of the U.S. Army as it is known today. The United States started the war with 200,000 troops, including the National Guard as well as regulars. They were men principally trained to fight Indians and Mexicans. Just nineteen months later the Army had mobilized, trained, and equipped four million men and shipped two million of them to France.
• It was the greatest mobilization of military forces the New World had yet seen."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• United States. Army > History > World War, 1914-1918
• United States. American Expeditionary Forces > History
• World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-334) and index.

Contents

Bk. 1. Creating the AEF. 1. A Visit from Papa Joffre. 2. A Nation at War. 3. The Selection of General Pershing. 4. The Yanks Arrive. 5. Organizing the AEF. 6. The Supreme War Council -- Bk. 2. Apprenticeship: The Opening Battles. 7. Baptism of Fire. 8. The Calm Before the Storm. 9. Unified Command at Last! 10. "I Will Not Be Coerced" 11. The Big Red One at Cantigny. 12. The 2d Division at Belleau Wood. 13. The Rock of the Marne. 14. Soissons - The Turning Point -- Bk. 3. The AEF Fights Independently: St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne. 15. St. Mihiel - Dress Rehearsal. 16. The Race Against Time. 17. Montfaucon - Ominous Victory. 18. Argonne. 19. Feelers for Peace. 20. First Army Comes of Age. 21. The Windup. 22. The Railroad Car at Compiegne. 23. The End of the AEF.

ISBN

0684863049

LCCN

2001023124

OCLC

• ocm45835619
• SCSB-4133569

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries