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Miracle at Belleau Wood: the birth of the modern U.S. Marine Corps

By Alan , United States. Marine Corps;United States. Marine Corps.; Axelrod

Book information

Publisher
Lyons Press
ISBN
9781599210254, 1599210258, 9780762767076, 0762767073
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5956035 bytes)
Edition
Revised edition
Pages
xix, 252 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates: illu
Time added
2020-11-29 04:16:00
History;War;Military Fiction;Nonfiction;World War

Description

By the time the Battle of Belleau Wood was over, American forces hailed it as the Gettysburg of the Great War. Although it did not single-handedly win WWI, this extremely bloody battle did mark the end of the last major German offensive of the war. Miracle at Belleau Wood is a thoroughly researched, intelligent, and insightful account of one of the U.S. Army's most intense and ferocious actions of the Great War. It is also the story of how the Marines were transformed from a motley crew of shipboard soldiers and embassy guards into, ultimately, one of the world's most elite fighting units. This brand new account of one of the most stirring battles of the Great War is an essential read for anyone with an interest in that particular theatre and the history of U.S. Marine Corps.

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