The American Expeditionary Forces in World War I (Battle Orders)

Votaw, John F./ Anderson, Duncan (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 1841766224 / ISBN 13: 9781841766225

Published by Osprey Pub Co, 2005

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96 pages. 9.50x7.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1841766224

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American Expeditionary Forces in World War I (Battle Orders)
• Publisher: Osprey Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841766224
• ISBN 13: 9781841766225
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.31 kilograms

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Synopsis

Upon the entry of the United States into World War I, the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) were created by the War Department on short notice from existing units, filled up with men from the training camps and deployed with only their personal weapons and equipment. The US Army was not prepared for combat in France, and the remarkable achievement of the AEF's commanding officer, John J Pershing, was the creation of an American field army, built and nurtured from the bottom up. This book details the organizational structure, training and doctrine of the AEF and illustrates how it came to make a significant contribution to Allied victory in World War I.

About the Author

John F Votaw is the Executive Director, Cantigny First Division Foundation, Wheaton, Illinois. Lieutenant Colonel (US Army, Retired) Votaw, a graduate of the US Military Academy (1961), commanded US Army cavalry and armored units through the battalion level and served in Vietnam in 1966–67. He completed graduate studies in history at the University of California, Davis (MA, 1969) and Temple University (PhD, 1991).