Bibliograph

The Yanks are coming!, a military history of the United States in World War I, H.W. Crocker III

Type

Label

The Yanks are coming!, a military history of the United States in World War I, H.W. Crocker III

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-379) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Yanks are coming!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

870288525

Responsibility statement

H.W. Crocker III

Sub title

a military history of the United States in World War I

Summary

Stirring, and full of brilliantly told stories of men at war, The Yanks Are Coming will be the essential book for readers interested in rediscovering America<U+2019>s role in the First World War on its hundredth anniversary

Table Of Contents

"Well, York, I hear you've captured the whole damn Germany army" -- The clash of empires -- Two and a half years hard -- Woodrow's war -- The road to Cantigny -- Belleau Wood: "Retreat, hell. We just got here!" -- Chøteau-Thierry, the "Rock of the Marne," and Soissons -- Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive -- John J. Pershing (1860-1948) -- Peyton C. March (1864-1955) -- Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) -- Billy Mitchell (1879-1936) -- John A. LeJeune (1867-1942) -- George S. Patton (1885-1945) -- George C. Marshall (1880-1959) -- Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) -- Francis P. Duffy (1871-1932) and Alvin C. York (1887-1964) -- Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) -- William J. Donovan (1883-1959) -- The Roosevelts -- In dubious battle -- The victors at Versailles -- Appointment at Arlington

Target audience

adult

Classification