THE AEF WAY OF WAR by Mark Ethan Grotelueschen ( 9780511511585 )

Item Details

Title:

THE AEF WAY OF WAR
THE AMERICAN ARMY AND COMBAT IN WORLD WAR I

By:

Format:

Electronic book text

List price:	£85.00
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for further information.

ISBN 10:

0511511582

ISBN 13:

9780511511585

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

29 August, 2009

Description:

This 2007 book provides the most comprehensive examination of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) combat doctrine and methods ever published.

Synopsis:

This 2007 book provides the most comprehensive examination of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) combat doctrine and methods ever published. It shows how AEF combat units actually fought on the Western Front in World War I. It describes how four AEF divisions (the 1st, 2nd, 26th, and 77th) planned and conducted their battles and how they adapted their doctrine, tactics, and other operational methods during the war. General John Pershing and other AEF leaders promulgated an inadequate prewar doctrine, with only minor modification, as the official doctrine of the AEF. Many early American attacks suffered from these unrealistic ideas that retained too much faith in the infantry rifleman on the modern battlefield. However, many AEF divisions adjusted their doctrine and operational methods as they fought, preparing more comprehensive attack plans, employing flexible infantry formations, and maximizing firepower to seize limited objectives.

Publication:

Imprint:

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Returns:

Non-returnable

Some other items by this author:

DOCTRINE UNDER TRIAL (HB)

THE AEF WAY OF WAR (HB)

THE AEF WAY OF WAR (PB)

Information provided by www.pickabook.co.uk