Introduction: approaches to study of the AEF at war, 1917-1918
Setting the stage
Into the line: November 1917-April 1918
Cantigny: May 1918
Chateau-Thierry: May 1918
The 2d Division enters the lines: May 31-June 5, 1918
Into the woods: June 6, 1918
"Sporting soldiers": Belleau Wood, June 7-8, 1918
"We want the damn woods": Belleau Wood, June 9-10, 1918
"No idea of tactical principles": Belleau Wood, June 11-12, 1918
Gas and exhaustion: Belleau Wood, June 13-15, 1918
Enter the US Army: Belleau Wood, June 16-21, 1918
Finishing the job: June 22-July 2, 1918
Rock of the Marne: the Marne River defense, July 15-17, 1918
"Deal the enemy a crushing blow": Soissons, July 18-22, 1918
Reducing the Marne salient: US troops in the Aisne-Marne Campaign, July 18-August 6, 1918
Tragedy at Fismette: travails of the 28th Division, August 1918
Conclusion: the road to Saint-Mihiel, September 1918.
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Thunder and flames : Americans in the crucible of combat, 1917-1918 by Edward G. Lengel. ISBN 9780700620845. Published by University Press of Kansas in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
