At Belleau Wood - Couverture souple

Asprey, Robert B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1574410164 ISBN 13 : 9781574410167

Editeur : University of North Texas Press,U.S., 1996

Synopsis

On June 5, 1918, the 2nd Division, made up of soldiers and marines, launched an offensive on German lines at Belleau Wood. Using sources on both sides of the Atlantic and personally interviewing many of those who fought at the wood, Asprey combines excitement with detail and accuracy in telling of this major battle of World War I. He describes the hardships, the combination of tactical ingenuity and pure guts which ultimately enabled Major Maurice Shearer to report to Brigadier General Harbord on June 26th, "Belleau Wood now U.S. Marine Corps entirely."

Back in print after many years--first time in paperback.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert B. Asprey, Captain, U. S. Marine Corps (ret.), author of The Panther's Feast, The First Battle of the Marne, Semper Fidelis, Frederick the Great: The Magnificent Enigma, War in the Shadows: The Guerrilla in History, and The German High Command at War: Hindenburg and Ludendorff Conduct World War I, and numerous magazine articles, was educated at the University of Iowa, Oxford University the University of Vienna and the University of Nice. Wounded on Iwo Jima, he also served in the Korean War as a captain.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of North Texas Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1574410164
• ISBN 13: 9781574410167
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible