Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
by Eisenhower, John S.D
ISBN: 0684863049
ISBN-13: 9780684863047
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Published date: 2001
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Yanks : The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
John Eisenhower
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John Eisenhower
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John Eisenhower
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Yanks: The Epic Story Of The American Army In World War I
EISENHOWER, JOHN S.D
The Free Press, New York: 2001. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. remainer mark on botom edge. Some water damage to back cover. ISBN: 0684863049. ( more information) Offered by Ad Infinitum Books (United States)
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New York: Free Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0-684-86304-9 . B&W Photographs; 1.13 x 9.53 x 6.44 Inches; 353 pages; <P> Fought far from home, World War I was nonetheless a stirring <I>American</I> adventure. The achievements of the United States during that war, often underrated by military historians, were in fact remarkable, and they turned the tide of the conflict. So says John S. D. Eisenhower, one of today's most acclaimed military historians, in his sweeping history of the Great War and the men who won it: the Yanks of the American Expeditionary Force. <P> Their men dying in droves on the stalemated Western Front, British and French generals complained that America was giving too little, too late. John Eisenhower shows why they were wrong. The European Allies wished to plug the much-needed U.S. troops into their armies in order to fill the gaps in the line. But General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, the indomitable commander of the AEF, determined that its troops would fight together, as a whole, in a truly American army. Only this force, he argued -- not bolstered French or British units -- could convince Germany that it was hopeless to fight on. <P> Pershing's often-criticized decision led to the beginning of the end of World War I -- and the beginning of the U.S. Army as it is known today. The United States started the war with 200,000 troops, including the National Guard as well as regulars. They were men principally trained to fight Indians and Mexicans. Just nineteen months later the Army had mobilized, trained, and equipped four million men and shipped two million of them to France. It was the greatest mobilization of military forces the New World had yet seen. <P> For the men it was a baptism of fire. Throughout <I>Yanks</I> Eisenhower focuses on the small but expert cadre of officers who directed our effort: not only Pershing, but also the men who would win their lasting fame in a later war -- MacArthur, Patton, and Marshall. But the author has mined diaries, memoirs, and after-action reports to resurrect as well the doughboys in the trenches, the unknown soldiers who made every advance possible and suffered most for every defeat. He brings vividly to life those men who achieved prominence as the AEF and its allies drove the Germans back into their homeland -- the irreverent diarist Maury Maverick, Charles W. Whittlesey and his famous "lost battalion," the colorful Colonel Ulysses Grant McAlexander, and Sergeant Alvin C. York, who became an instant celebrity by singlehandedly taking 132 Germans as prisoners. <P> From outposts in dusty, inglorious American backwaters to the final bloody drive across Europe, <I>Yanks</I> illuminates America's Great War as though for the first time. In the AEF, General John J. Pershing created the Army that would make ours the American age; in <I>Yanks</I> that Army has at last found a storyteller worthy of its deeds. . ( more information) Offered by Mulhouse Books & Prints (United States)
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Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
Eisenhower, John S.D.; Eisenhower, Joanne Thompson
Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Pr, 2001. WORLD WAR 1914 1918 CAMPAIGNS.From the Publisher Fought far from home, World War I was nonetheless a stirring American adventure. The achievements of the United States during that war, often underrated by military historians, were in fact remarkable, and they turned the tide of the conflict. So says John S. D. Eisenhower, one of today's most acclaimed military historians, in his sweeping history of the Great War and the men who won it: the Yanks of the American Expeditionary Force. Their men dying in droves on the stalemated Western Front, British and French generals complained that America was giving too little, too late. John Eisenhower shows why they were wrong. The European Allies wished to plug the much-needed U.S. troops into their armies in order to fill the gaps in the line. But General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, the indomitable commander of the AEF, determined that its troops would fight together, as a whole, in a truly American army. Only this force, he argued -- not bolstered French or British units -- could convince Germany that it was hopeless to fight on. . ISBN: 0684863049. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. WORLD WAR 1914 1918 CAMPAIGNS. ( more information) Offered by Pinacle Books (United States)
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Yanks. The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
Eisenhower, John S. D
2001 The Free Press/Simon & Schuster, NY; ISBN 0-684-86304-9.. 1st printing, hardcover, dust jacket; the book has a few pages that have small corner folds, otherwise the book and jacket are in fine condition. Photos. ( more information) Offered by Al Mason - Books (United States)
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Yanks: the Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
Eisenhower, John
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Free Press. New in New dust jacket; New. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. New first edition, first printing hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition. Protective mylar cover. . ( more information) Offered by SVIRDEN BOOKS (United States)
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