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Author:   John W. Thomason, Jr. ,  George B. Clark
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780786425235

ISBN 10:   0786425237
Pages:   253
Publication Date:   19 July 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      Editor’s Introduction      Some German Divisional Records      1. Robert d’Espagne to Chaumont-en-Vexin      2. Chemin des Dames      3. Chaumont-en-Vexin to Montreuil: 27 May–1 June      4. 1 June—Deployment      5. Plan of Employment, 31 May–1 June      Chateau Thierry            Belleau—Belleau Wood—Physical      Torcy—Bussiares—Tactical      6. IV Reserve Corps (German): Movements, 27 May–1 June      23rd Infantry—2 June      7. IV Reserve Corps (German): 2 June      8. 2nd Division and French XXI Corps d’Armée: 3–5 June      3 June      5 June      2nd Division—Midnight, 5–6 June      9. IV Reserve Corps (German)      4 June      5 June; Condition of 10th Division      10. 4th Brigade Field Order #1—Hill 142      French XXI C.A. 81/P.C.      Attack on Hill 142, 6 June      45th Company—7 June      11. First Attack on the Bois de Belleau      pm 6 June      7 June      12. 3rd Brigade—6 June      23rd Infantry      9th Infantry      13. Relief of 10th and 197th Divisions, 7–9 June      14. Bouresches and Bois de Belleau      2nd Attack on Bois de Belleau by 3/6 on 8 June      3rd Attack on Bois de Belleau      4th Attack on Bois de Belleau—2/5 Marines      15. 237th and 28th Divisions (German): 10–11 June      16. 5th Attack on the Bois de Belleau, 12 June—2/5      Attack on Bouresches, 12–13 June      Gas Attack, 13 June      13 June      17th Company of 1/5 in the Bois de Belleau: 13–16 June      17. Relief of the 4th Brigade by the 7th Infantry      7th Infantry Regiment in Bois de Belleau      18. Final Attacks in the Bois de Belleau by 3/5      Note on Attack of 25 June      Note on 87th Division Prior to 23 June      Gassing of 3rd Brigade      Regimental Sectors, 4th Brigade            19. 4th Brigade, 25 June–5 July      20. Vaux: XXI CA, 12 June      Notes on 5th M. G. Bn. in Vaux Operation      2nd Trench Mortar Battery      4th Machine Gun Battalion      3rd Brigade Regimental Sectors      21. Relief of Second Division, 3–10 July      Casualties      He Takes the War Too Seriously      Appendix I: Biography of John W. Thomason, Jr.      Appendix II: Brief History of the 2nd Division, 1917–1919      Suggested Reading      Index     

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one of the foremost chroniclers of the Marine Corps during World War I...a great read...a must-have...highly recommended --Leatherneck Magazine; well-written...comprehensive --United States Naval Institute.

"""one of the foremost chroniclers of the Marine Corps during World War I...a great read...a must-have...highly recommended""--Leatherneck Magazine; ""well-written...comprehensive""--United States Naval Institute."

Author Information

The late George B. Clark, military historian and former Marine, wrote about World War I, World War II, and the United States Marine Corps. He lived in Pike, New Hampshire.

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