| Description |
75 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm. |
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CMH Pub ; 77-3 |
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U.S. Army campaigns of World War I |
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U.S. Army campaigns of World War I.
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CMH pub ; 77-3.
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"Cambrai 1917, Somme Defensive 1918."--Page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 75). |
| Contents |
Strategic setting -- The U.S. Army before the war -- American military and civilian leadership -- The amalgamation debate -- Mobilization of manpower -- Building the AEF, 1917 -- American soldiers begin arriving -- Training the AEF -- Men and materiel in the AEF -- The War Department : challenges and reform -- Strategic crisis on the Western Front -- The AEF joins the fight -- Analysis. |
| Summary |
"Joining the Great War, April 1917-April 1918, by Eric B. Setzekorn, is the next installment in the U.S. Army Campaigns of World War I series, chronicling the first year of the American involvement in World War I. It briefly summarizes the prewar U.S. Army, the initial American reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914, and the factors that led to the U.S. declaration of war in April 1917. The narrative then examines how the U.S. Army transformed itself from a small constabulary force into a mass, industrialized army capable of engaging in modern warfare. The author covers stateside mobilization and training, the formation of the American Expeditionary Forces, and the slow buildup of American forces in France and concludes with U.S. soldiers helping to blunt the first phase of the 1918 German Spring Offensive"--Publisher's web site. |
| Form |
Also available online in PDF format from Center of Military History (CMH) web site. |
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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces -- History.
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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. (OCoLC)fst00589449
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Cambrai, Battle of (France : 1917) (OCoLC)fst00844670
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Somme, 1st Battle of the (France : 1916) (OCoLC)fst01125774
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World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.
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Cambrai, Battle of, Cambrai, France, 1917.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Manpower -- United States.
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Civil-military relations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Mobilization -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- United States.
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Armed Forces -- Mobilization.
(OCoLC)fst00814614
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Civil-military relations. (OCoLC)fst00862889
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Manpower. (OCoLC)fst01007872
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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France -- Cambrai.
(OCoLC)fst01213529
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Western Front (World War (1914-1918)) (OCoLC)fst01900003
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Internet resources.
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Center of Military History, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Setzekorn, Eric B. Joining the Great War, April 1917-April 1918 (OCoLC)982056512 |
| ISBN |
9780160937958 |
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0160937957 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0344-G-12 |
| Sudoc No. |
D 114.7/6:J 66 |
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