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Our Greatest Battle (The Meuse-Argonne) (Annotated): Enriched Edition. The AEF's 1918 Offensive, Doughboy Combat, and America's Rise on the Western Front
Our Greatest Battle (The Meuse-Argonne) (Annotated): Enriched Edition. The AEF's 1918 Offensive, Doughboy Combat, and America's Rise on the Western Front in Vernon, BC
Our Greatest Battle (The Meuse-Argonne) (Annotated): Enriched Edition. The AEF's 1918 Offensive, Doughboy Combat, and America's Rise on the Western Front in Vernon, BC
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Frederick Palmer's Our Greatest Battle (The Meuse-Argonne) is a compact yet authoritative account of the American Expeditionary Forces' climactic campaign in the First World War. Centered on the immense and costly offensive of 1918, the book traces the movement of armies through forest, ravine, fortified village, and broken trench line. Palmer writes in a lucid documentary style, combining strategic explanation with vivid battlefield description, and situates the battle within the broader emergence of the United States as a decisive military power in modern war. Palmer was exceptionally equipped to write such a work. A celebrated American journalist and war correspondent, he had reported on conflicts from the Spanish-American War through the Great War and was closely associated with the AEF's public information efforts. His long familiarity with military command, soldiers' experience, and the mechanics of modern combat gives the narrative both immediacy and interpretive confidence. This book is recommended for readers seeking a concise, informed, and historically grounded introduction to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. It will especially reward students of American military history, World War I, and early twentieth-century war writing. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Frederick Palmer's Our Greatest Battle (The Meuse-Argonne) is a compact yet authoritative account of the American Expeditionary Forces' climactic campaign in the First World War. Centered on the immense and costly offensive of 1918, the book traces the movement of armies through forest, ravine, fortified village, and broken trench line. Palmer writes in a lucid documentary style, combining strategic explanation with vivid battlefield description, and situates the battle within the broader emergence of the United States as a decisive military power in modern war. Palmer was exceptionally equipped to write such a work. A celebrated American journalist and war correspondent, he had reported on conflicts from the Spanish-American War through the Great War and was closely associated with the AEF's public information efforts. His long familiarity with military command, soldiers' experience, and the mechanics of modern combat gives the narrative both immediacy and interpretive confidence. This book is recommended for readers seeking a concise, informed, and historically grounded introduction to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. It will especially reward students of American military history, World War I, and early twentieth-century war writing. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
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