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An Account of the United States Marines' Service in Two of the Most Important Battles Fought by American Forces in World War I

"The story of the marines in France is told with authority and interest."—Booklist

"It is one of the books about the American war effort which is well worth keeping as well as reading."—Outlook

"A well-written and complete account."—Library Bulletin

In an area of woods smaller than New York City's Central Park, the United States Marines made a desperate and dramatic stand against the might of the Imperial Germany Army's final offensive in June 1918. Had the Germans broken through the lines as planned, there would have been no Allied forces between them and Paris. World War I had stagnated for nearly four years, and this last German push was a desperate, but powerful gamble to finally bring the war to a close. As at Guadalcanal during World War II, the enemy had not anticipated the ferocity and...

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