Doughboy War : : The American Expeditionary Force in World War I / / ed. by James H. Hallas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• HerausgeberIn: Hallas, James H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

This multi-layered history of World War I’s doughboys recapitulates the enthusiasm of scores of soldiers as they trained for war, voyaged to France, and finally, faced the harsh reality of combat on the Western Front. Drawing on journals, diaries, personal narratives, and unit histories, Hallas relates the story of men in combat—the men behind the rifles. He has crafted a vivid pastiche that portrays the realities of all the major campaigns, from the first experiences in the muddy trenches to the bloody battle for Belleau Wood, from the violent clash on the Marne to the seemingly unending morass of the Argonne. His moving account reveals what the doughboys saw, what they did, how they felt, and the impact the Great War had on them.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Photographs -- Map: Where the Americans Fought in France -- Introduction -- 1 War -- 2 Over the Pond -- 3 "Hey Froggie" -- 4 Murder in the Mud -- 5 First to Fight -- 6 Ebb and Flow -- 7 The Turn of the Tide -- 8 Wounded -- 9 Experience of War -- 10 The Doughboys -- 11 The St. Mihiel Picnic -- 12 Into the Argonne -- 13 Death in the Forest -- 14 To the Bitter End -- 15 Peace and Home -- Epilogue -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book