Bibliograph

Sons of freedom, the forgotten American soldiers who defeated Germany in World War I, Geoffrey Wawro

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Sons of freedom, the forgotten American soldiers who defeated Germany in World War I, Geoffrey Wawro

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sons of freedom

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1020467230

Responsibility statement

Geoffrey Wawro

Sub title

the forgotten American soldiers who defeated Germany in World War I

Summary

The heroic American contribution to World War I is one of the great stories of the twentieth century, and yet is largely overlooked by history. Here, historian Geoffrey Wawro presents the dramatic narrative of the courageous American troops who took up arms in a conflict 4,000 miles across the Atlantic, and in doing so ensured the Allies' victory. Historians have long dismissed the American war effort as too little too late, but drawing on extensive research in US, British, French, German, and Austrian archives, Wawro contends that the Allies simply would not have won the war without the help of the Americans

Table Of Contents

Dog days -- "Too proud to fight" -- Sleeping sword of war -- "Lafayette, we are here" -- The Kaiser's battle -- "With our backs to the wall" -- Belleau Wood -- Chateau-Thierry -- Second Marne -- The hundred days -- Saint-Mihiel -- Meuse-Argonne : Montfaucon -- Meuse-Argonne : Exermont -- Meuse-Argonne : Romagne -- Meuse-Argonne : Barricourt -- Meuse-Argonne : Sedan -- Peace?

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