September 1918
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Black September 1918
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Author : Norman Franks
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-09-27
Black September 1918 written by Norman Franks and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-27 with History categories.
The authors of Bloody April 1917 present a new volume of facts, photos, and analysis covering aerial combat in the last days of the Great War. Fifteen months after the events of April 1917, more battles had been fought, won and lost on both sides, but now the American strength was feeding in to France with both men and material. With the mighty push on the French/American Front at St. Mihiel on September 12 and then along the Meuse-Argonne Front from the 26th, once more masses of men and aircraft were put into the air. They were opposed by no less a formidable German fighter force than had the squadrons in April 1917, although the numbers were not in their favor. Nevertheless, the German fighter pilots were able to inflict an even larger toll of British, French, and American aircraft shot down, making this the worst month for the Allied flyers during the whole of World War I—and this just a mere six weeks from the war’s bloody finale. This book analyzes the daily events throughout September with the use of lists of casualties and claims from both sides. It also contains seven detailed appendices examining the victory claims of all the air forces that fought during September 1918. Although it is difficult to pinpoint exactly who was fighting who high above the trenches, by poring over maps and carefully studying almost all the surviving records, the picture slowly begins to emerge with deadly accuracy. Black September 1918 is a profusely illustrated and essential reference piece to understanding one of the crucial months of war in the skies.
The St Mihiel Offensive
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Author : Maarten Otte
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2020-01-10
The St Mihiel Offensive written by Maarten Otte and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-10 with History categories.
An account of the American Expeditionary Force’s attack and “an excellent guide to trace the locations of one of the last great battles of the Great War” (On the Old Barbed Wire). The St. Mihiel Offensive, which took place between the 12th and 16th September 1918, was the first full-scale attack that was under the direct command of the Americans, in the person of General J. Pershing. He combined his command of the First (at the time the only) American Army with that of Commander in Chief of the AEF, a tremendous burden. The American attack (with the assistance of a French Corps) was an outstanding success and the Germans were forced into a rapid withdrawal to the Michel Line, a strongly defended position that formed the Hindenburg Line in this area. On the other hand, the success was in part assisted by the fact that the Germans intended to withdraw from the exposed position of the Salient back to this line, the only question being the timing of such a move. Historians argue about whether the move had actually begun or not; but the reality is that senior German officers knew that it was imminent and certainly some heavier artillery had already been pulled back. It is probable that relatively easy success here led to overconfidence among some that the next offensive, the Meuse-Argonne—to the north and scheduled to begin on the 26th, would have a similar outcome. If so they were in for a rude awakening. This book is profusely illustrated with contemporary photographs and numerous maps, the narrative supplemented by a number of firsthand accounts; the whole is supported by several walking and car tours.
September 1918
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Author : Skip Desjardin
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-08-28
September 1918 written by Skip Desjardin and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-28 with History categories.
One hundred years ago, in September 1918, three things came to Boston: war, plague, and the World Series. This is the unimaginable story of that late summer month, in which a division of Massachusetts militia volunteers led the first unified American fighting force into battle in France, turning the tide of World War I. Meanwhile the world’s deadliest pandemic—the Spanish Flu—erupted in Boston and its suburbs, bringing death on a terrifying scale first to military facilities and then to the civilian population. At precisely the same time, in a baseball season cut short on the homefront and amidst the surrounding ravages of death, a young pitcher named Babe Ruth rallied the sport’s most dominant team, the Boston Red Sox, to a World Series victory—the last World Series victory the Sox would see for 86 years. In September 1918: War, Plague and the World Series, the riveting, intertwined stories of this remarkable month introduce readers to a richly diverse cast of characters: David Putnam, a Boston teenager and America’s World War I Flying Ace; a transcendent Babe Ruth and his teammates, battling greedy owners and a hostile public; entire families from all social strata, devastated by sudden and horrifying influenza death; unknown political functionary Calvin Coolidge, thrust into managing the country’s first great public health crisis by an absentee governor; and New England’s soldiers, enduring trench warfare and poisonous gas to drive back German forces. At the same time, other stories were also unfolding: Cambridge high school football star Charlie Crowley, a college freshman teamed up with stars Curly Lambeau and George Gipp under a first-time coach named Knute Rockne; Boston suffrage leader Maud Wood Park was fighting for women’s right to vote, even as they flexed their developing political muscle; poet E.E. Cummings, an Army private found himself stationed at the center of a biological storm; and Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge maneuvered as the constant rival of a sitting wartime president. In the tradition of Erick Larsen's bestselling Devil in the White City, September 1918 is a haunting three-dimensional recreation of a moment in history almost too cinematic to be real.
St Mihiel 12 16 September 1918
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Author : Donald A. Carter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
St Mihiel 12 16 September 1918 written by Donald A. Carter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Government publications categories.
The St. Mihiel salient, created during the initial German invasion in 1914, had withstood multiple French efforts to regain the territory. Yet even though the Germans had established strong defensive positions around St. Mihiel and its neighboring villages and towns, the salient was highly vulnerable to attack and was an optimal target for a potential American operation. Until this point in the war, members of the American Expeditionary Forces had not fought in a formation larger than a corps, and then only under French or British leadership. Now, as part of the American First Army under General John J. Pershing, they prepared to launch an offensive that would demonstrate to the Allies and the Germans alike that the Americans were capable of operating as an independent command. The AEF's successful efforts in the St. Mihiel Offensive, and the hard-won operational and tactical lessons that it learned during the battle, helped set the stage for the grand Allied offensive that would seize the initiative on the Western Front and blaze a path toward ultimate victory in the war.
Advance To Victory July To September 1918
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Author : Andrew Rawson
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-07-30
Advance To Victory July To September 1918 written by Andrew Rawson and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-30 with History categories.
This is the story of the British Expeditionary Forces part in the opening days of the Advance to Victory. It starts with the contribution to the Battle of Fre-en-Tardenois in July; the counter-offensive which pushed the Germans back to the River Marne.Fourth Armys attack on 8 August was called the Black Day of the German Army, but it was only the beginning of 100 days of campaigning. The narrative follows the advance as it expands across the Somme, the Artois and the Flanders regions. Time and again the British and Empire troops used well-developed combined arms tactics to break through successive lines of defence. By the end of September, all five of the BEFs armies had reached the Hindenburg Line and were poised for the final advance.Each stage of the two month battle is given the same treatment, covering the details of the most talked about side of the campaign; the BEFs side. Over fifty new maps chart the day by day progress of the five armies and together with the narrative, explain the British Armys experience during the opening stages of the Advance to Victory. The men who made a difference are mentioned; those who led the advances, those who stopped the counter-attacks and those who were awarded the Victoria Cross. Discover the beginning of the Advance to Victory and learn how the British Army had mastered the art of attack.
St Mihiel
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Author : United States Army
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-07
St Mihiel written by United States Army and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-07 with categories.
Early in the morning of 12 September 1918, nearly half a million American soldiers crouched in forward trench lines along a sixty five-kilometer section of the Western Front, waiting for the signal to advance. The target of the American-planned and American executed operation was a massive salient that had bedeviled the Allies since late 1914. Until this point in the World War, members of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) had not fought in a formation larger than a corps, and then only under French or British leadership. Now, as part of the newly formed American First Army under the command of General John J. Pershing, they prepared to launch an operation that was, according to one historian, "America's first truly great modern battle." The four-day offensive would not only serve as a baptism of fire for the First Army but also demonstrate to the Allies and the Germans alike that the Americans were capable of operating as an independent command. The action showed how far the U.S. Army had progressed in its evolution from a frontier constabulary to a modern combined arms maneuver force, and it helped set the stage for the grand Allied offensive that would seize the initiative all along the Western Front and blaze a path toward ultimate victory in the war.
The German And American Combined Daily Order Of Battle
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Author : United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. General Staff, G-2
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
The German And American Combined Daily Order Of Battle written by United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. General Staff, G-2 and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918 categories.
The End Of The Aisne Marne Campaign August September 1918
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Author : Rexmond Canning Cochrane
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The End Of The Aisne Marne Campaign August September 1918 written by Rexmond Canning Cochrane and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Aisne, Battle of the, France, 1918 categories.
The Battle Of Amiens 1918
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Author : Alexander Horace Cyril Kearsey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
The Battle Of Amiens 1918 written by Alexander Horace Cyril Kearsey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Amiens (France), Battle of, 1918 categories.
Reducing The Saint Mihiel Salient
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Author : Walter G. Ford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Reducing The Saint Mihiel Salient written by Walter G. Ford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Saint-Mihiel, Battle of, Saint-Mihiel, France, 1918 categories.