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Optimism at Armageddon
Mark Meigs
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Description for Optimism at Armageddon
Paperback. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
An analytical account of the experiences of American soldiers in World War 1 drawing on a wide range of sources in France and the United States. Since American forces did not appear on the Western Front in substantial numbers until the summer of 1918, their experiences of the war were short and less devastating than those of their Allied comrades. Thus surviving American troops emerged from the experience in a rather more upbeat mood about the war than the Allies. This is a fascinating and ground-breaking work as few other military historians have attempted to deal with the US army ... Read more
An analytical account of the experiences of American soldiers in World War 1 drawing on a wide range of sources in France and the United States. Since American forces did not appear on the Western Front in substantial numbers until the summer of 1918, their experiences of the war were short and less devastating than those of their Allied comrades. Thus surviving American troops emerged from the experience in a rather more upbeat mood about the war than the Allies. This is a fascinating and ground-breaking work as few other military historians have attempted to deal with the US army ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Military and Strategic History
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349139361
SKU
V9781349139361
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99-15
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