Ebook: ''With the help of God and a few Marines'': the battles of Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood
Author: Catlin Albertus W
- Tags: Belleau Wood Battle of France 1918, World War 1914-1918, History, Personal narratives, Catlin Albertus W. -- 1868-1933, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War 1914-1918, United States. -- Marine Corps, World War 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives American, France
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Westholme Publishing
- City: France
- Language: English
- epub
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...