Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I

Autor John Eisenhower
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 noi 2002
Pulling readers down into the trenches with his intimate battlefield knowledge, John S.D Eisenhower, a retired brigadier general, delivers the complete story of the United States' role in World War I, from the fortunate selection of John 'Black Jack' Pershing as commanding general, to the astonishingly rapid buildup of troops, to America's decisive intervention. While the bulk of recent Great War accounts approach the conflict from British and French perspectives, YANKS focuses entirely on the often misrepresented story of the American Expeditionary Force which, in an incredible span of just 18 months, grew from an under-equipped band of 120,000 troops into a dominant force of four million. Eisenhower has mined little-known diaries and memoirs to illuminate an extrordinary cast of war heroes, both famous and unsung. With chapters focusing on legends like Pershing, George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and Sergeant Alvin York, as well as the brave Privates (nicknamed doughboys) who fought on the front lines, this riveting work captures the birth of the modern Army, reasserting the true contributions of America in World War I.
Citește tot Restrânge

Preț: 14070 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 211

Preț estimativ în valută:
2693 2797$ 2237£

Carte disponibilă

Livrare economică 14-28 ianuarie 25

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780743223850
ISBN-10: 0743223853
Pagini: 368
Ilustrații: 32pp insert; maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Free Press
Colecția Free Press

Notă biografică

A retired brigadier general in the Army Reserves, John S. D. Eisenhower served as U.S. ambassador to Belgium and is one of the nation's leading military historians. He is the author of three seminal works of military history or biography: So Far from God, on the Mexican-American War; The Bitter Woods, on the Battle of the Bulge; and, most recently, Agent of Destiny, a life of Winfield Scott.

Cuprins

CONTENTS

List of Maps

Author's Note

BOOK ONE

CREATING THE AEF

Prologue
ONE A Visit from Papa Joffre

TWO A Nation at War

THREE The Selection of General Pershing

FOUR The Yanks Arrive

FIVE Organizing the AEF

SIX The Supreme War Council

BOOK TWO

APPRENTICESHIP: THE OPENING BATTLES

SEVEN Baptism of Fire

EIGHT The Calm Before the Storm

NINE Unified Command at Last!

TEN "I Will Not Be Coerced"

ELEVEN The Big Red One at Cantigny

TWELVE The 2d Division at Belleau Wood

THIRTEEN The Rock of the Marne

FOURTEEN Soissons -- The Turning Point

BOOK THREE

THE AEF FIGHTS INDEPENDENTLY:

ST. MIHIEL AND THE MEUSE-ARGONNE

FIFTEEN St. Mihiel -- Dress Rehearsal

SIXTEEN The Race Against Time

SEVENTEEN Montfaucon -- Ominous Victory

EIGHTEEN Argonne

NINETEEN Feelers for Peace

TWENTY First Army Comes of Age

TWENTY-ONE The Windup

TWENTY-TWO The Railroad Car at Compiègne

TWENTY-THREE The End of the AEF

Epilogue

APPENDIX Mobilization

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

Recenzii

John Milton Cooper, Jr. The New York Times Book Review Eisenhower makes World War I memorable...Yanks illuminates how [World War I] in part shaped World War II and all the American wars of the 20th century.
Alan Gropman The Washington Times An outstanding account of the American combat effort in World War I...brilliantly organized [and] exceptionally well-written...Eisenhower tells a great story and he tells it well.
Stephen E. Ambrose author of Band of Brothers and The Wild Blue When John Eisenhower describes General Pershing and his staff on the ship taking his first contingent of Americans to France, he makes you feel you were there -- most of all wondering, as Pershing did, how all this was going to work. Finding out is what makes this such an enjoyable read.

Descriere

Bestselling military historian John S.D Eisenhower's blow-by-blow depiction brings to life the generals and privates in WWI, the conflict that gave birth to the modern U.S Army.