To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918 - Couverture rigide

Lengel, Edward G.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0805079319 ISBN 13 : 9780805079319

Editeur : Henry Holt & Co, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Lengel Edward G

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

On September 26, 1918, more than one million American soldiers prepared to assault the German-held Meuse-Argonne region of France. Their commander, General John J. Pershing, said that in thirty-six hours the doughboys would crack the German defences and open the road to Berlin. Six weeks of savage fighting later, the battle finally ended with the signing of the armistice that concluded the First World War. The Meuse-Argonne had fallen at the cost of more than 120,000 American casualties, including 26,000 dead. In the bloodiest battle the country had ever seen, an entire generation of young Americans had been transformed forever. "To Conquer Hell" is gripping in its accounts of combat, studded with portraits of remarkable soldiers like Pershing, Harry Truman, George Patton, and Alvin York, and authoritative in presenting the big picture. It is military history of the first rank and, incredibly, the first in-depth account of this fascinating and important battle.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Henry Holt & Co
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805079319
• ISBN 13: 9780805079319
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 491
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• Personne responsable: non disponible