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Expeditionary
A Sense of Values: American Marines in an Uncertain World
David Bowne Wood
Andrews Mcmeel Pub
, 1994
A journalist provides an incisive, behind-the-scenes look at America's professional warriors and explores their strict code of ethics, fighting tactics, commitment, and value system. 25,000 first printing.
Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (Tom Clancy's Military Reference)
Tom Clancy
Berkley Trade
, 1996
The truth hurts
I was a Marine at the time this book was written. For me it was a great tool to hand to me friends and family. Although the equipment is now outdated, the mission is still the same. With the majority of today's conflicts becoming lower intensity, the USMC MEU(SOC) is ...
The Lost Battalion: Return to the Charlevaux
Robert Laplander
American Expeditionary Foundation
, 2007
Avid Historian WWI Review of Lost Battlaion-Return to the Charlevaux
Having been to the site of the WWI Lost Battalion, 77th Divison, over 20 years with five(5)site visits. The book is by far the best account of the actions and does give amazing insight with untold stories and details not often found in today's authors. Author Laplander ...
The American Expeditionary Forces in World War I (Battle Orders)
John Votaw
Osprey Publishing
, 2005
A Solid, Professional and Informative Work
John F. Votaw, a retired US Army officer, has written an excellent organizational study of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in France in the First World War in Osprey's Battle Orders #6. This volume provides a wealth of detail information about the formation and ...
The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15 (Battle Orders)
Bruce Gudmundsson
Osprey Publishing
, 2005
Useful Data but Lacks a Good OB
Bruce Gudmundsson's The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15 provides a good amount of data about the organization and equipment of the original BEF sent to France in the First World War. This volume, like most in the Battle Orders series, provides useful charts and ...
Unknown Soldiers: The American Expeditionary Forces in Memory and Remembrance
Kent State University Press
, 2008
When the United States declared war in April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson sent the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) under the command of General John Pershing to the Western Front. After the war, Pershing became the head of the American Battle Monuments Commission, the new government agency that commemorated the AEF's exploits.The essays ...
The Second Infantry Division in World War I: A History of the American Expeditionary Force Regulars, 1917-1919
George B. Clark
McFarland
, 2007
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, it sent the American Expeditionary Force to relieve the worn and beleaguered Allied Forces. On September 20, 1917, Congress approved the creation of the Second Division of the American Expeditionary Force. A hybrid Marine/Army unit, it was conceived and ultimately formed overseas, primarily from ...
The Expeditionary Man: The Adventure a Man Wants, the Leader His Family Needs
Rich Wagner
Zondervan
, 2008
A BOOK THAT WILL IMPACT LIVES
This book will challenge and motivate every man as they look at "structure" of their life. Rich's book has challenged me to examine my life and what I place as my priorities.
Yanks : The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
John Eisenhower
Free Press
, 2001
Tells the story of the AEF in WW1 as on John Eisenhower could!!
I have been reading several of John Eisenhower's books lately, starting with his works on the Mexican War and General Winfield Scott. I've just finished reading Yanks, and found it to be an excellent read just like the others. I wanted my review to specifically ...
With Snow on their Boots: The Tragic Odyssey of the Russian Expeditionary Force in France During World War I
Jamie H. Cockfield
Palgrave Macmillan
, 1997
Extensive, well documented detail
This book gives an incredibly detailed picture of the Russian Expeditionary Force in France during WWI. The frustrations of the situation are so well delineated that the reader begins to share the feelings of the involved parties. The vast amount of detail is well ...
Air Service, American Expeditionary Force, 1918 (Great War, 85)
H. A. Toulmin
The Battery Press, Inc
, 2004
This is an organizational history of the American Air Service in France in World War I. There are chapters on the responsibilties of the Supply and Repair Division, Personnel Division, Design and Projects Division and the Training Division. Also discussed are the activities of the Technical, Transportation, Liaison and Photo sections.
Uniforms, Equipment And Weapons of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
Bret Werner
Schiffer Publishing
, 2006
I paid full price! But am keeping it!
I agree with the other reviewer (no. 1) ... heck I have several items in my collection that are not even mentioned in the book. That being said I have probably been collecting WW1 stuff longer than the author. I have thought of putting together a book like this but ...
The Bonus Army : An American Epic
Paul Dickson
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Thomas B. Allen
Walker & Company
, 2004
A Compelling Book
Allen and Dickson have written a very compelling book on the history of the Bonus Army, veterans from World War I who converged on Washington in 1932 and subsequent years to demand their promised payment known as the "bonus". The authors give us a good background as to ...
Speed and Power: Toward an Expeditionary Army
Eric Peltz
RAND Corporation
, 2003
Explores ways in which the Army might improve its ability to contribute to the prompt, global power-projection capability of the United States.
In Uncle Sam's Service: Women Workers With the American Expeditionary Force, 1917-1919
Susan Zeiger
Cornell University Press
, 2000
During World War I, the first American war in which women were mobilized on a mass scale by the armed services, more than sixteen thousand women served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. Although wealthy women volunteers--members of the so-called "heiress corps"--monopolized public attention, Susan Zeiger reveals that the majority of ...
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