Thunder in the Argonne : a new history of America's greatest battle /

Mastriano, Douglas V.,

Thunder in the Argonne : a new history of America's greatest battle / Douglas V. Mastriano. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - Battles and campaigns .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The War That Changed the World; 2 The German Attack of 1914 to the Crisis of 1918; 3 Dithering, Dreaming, and Speechmaking; 4 The Plan for Victory; 5 St. Mihiel; 6 Meuse-Argonne; 7 The Americans Attack!; 8 Grinding to a Halt in the Argonne; 9 Stalling in the Meuse Valley; 10 Securing Montfaucon and the Center of the Meuse Valley; 11 Stagnation and Stalemate; 12 The Siege of the Lost Battalion; 13 Alvin York; 14 Cracking the Siegfried Line; 15 The Battle for the Siegfried Line Continues; 16 Falling Short of Glory; 17 Maintaining the Initiative 18 Planning for the Last Grand Push19 Heaven, Hell or Hoboken; 20 Mad Dash to Sedan; 21 The End of the War; 22 Aftermath and Commemoration; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index



9780813175577


Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Meuse River Valley.
World War, 1914-1918--United States.


Electronic Books.

D545 / .T486 2018