The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons: History and Battlefield Guide

The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons: History and Battlefield GuideDescription By J. Michael Miller Paperback The battles of Belleau Wood and Soissons in June and July of 1918 marked a turning point in World War I and in the stature of the US Marine Corps, whose fighting proved so critical in repelling the Germans that the French would later rename Belleau "Bois de la Brigade de Marine." In this book J. Michael Miller, a historian of the Marine Corps and veteran chronicler of battle, takes us to the battlefields of

‘One of them shouted “A Merry Christmas English

where three armies struggled not only to out-fight

General John Pershing and other AEF leaders promulgated an inadequate prewar doctrine

Yet Pittsburgh was a city of immigrants--the large Polish community urged leaders to join the side of the Allies

Was the AIF the only all-volunteer army of World War I

even in times of war

friends and loved ones

a poor runaway from Massachusetts who joined the Army under a false name

evoking a deep sense of empathy and prompting critical reflection on the cost of war

on Broadway stages

Specific sections are dedicated to the organization of watches

and even out onto the Long Island Sound to explore the novel's hidden depths