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Doughboy war : the American Expeditionary Force in World War I
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Doughboy war : the American Expeditionary Force in World War I

Author: James H Hallas
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Drawing on journals, diaries, personal narratives, and unit histories, Hallas relates the story of WWI's "doughboys" -- the men behind the American rifles. He weaves from first experiences to the bloody battle at Belleau Wood to Marne and Argonne battlefields, crafting a uniquely personal and startingly real conception of how boys from America became soldiers in Europe.
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Genre/Form: études diverses
Personal narratives, American
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James H Hallas
ISBN: 1555878555 9781555878559
OCLC Number: 41211519
Description: vii, 347 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
War --
Over the pond --
"Hey Froggie" --
Murder in the mud --
First to fight --
Ebb and flow --
The turn of the tide --
Wounded --
Experience of war --
The doughboys --
The St. Mihiel picnic --
Into the Argonne --
Death in the forest --
To the bitter end --
Peace and home --
Epilogue.
Responsibility: [edited by] James H. Hallas.

Abstract:

Drawing on journals, diaries, personal narratives, and unit histories, Hallas relates the story of WWI's "doughboys" -- the men behind the American rifles. He weaves from first experiences to the bloody battle at Belleau Wood to Marne and Argonne battlefields, crafting a uniquely personal and startingly real conception of how boys from America became soldiers in Europe.

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