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The AEF way of war : = the American army and combat in World War I /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The AEF way of war :/ Mark Ethan Grotelueschen.
Reminder of title:	the American army and combat in World War I /
Author:	Grotelueschen, Mark E.,
Description:	1 online resource (x, 387 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Western Front. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511511585
ISBN:	9780511511585 (ebook)

The AEF way of war : = the American army and combat in World War I /
Grotelueschen, Mark E.,1969-

The AEF way of war :the American army and combat in World War I /Mark Ethan Grotelueschen. - 1 online resource (x, 387 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Introduction -- 1. Doctine, Dogma, and Development in the AEF -- 2. The 1st Division: Training for and Waging Trench Warfare -- 3. The 1st Division: Masters of Firepower -- 4. The 26th "Yankee" Division: Doctrine, Discipline, and Discrimination -- 5. The 26th "Yankee" Division: Doctrine, Demoralization, and Disintegration -- 6. The 2nd Division: Bloody Lessons in "Open Warfare" -- 7. The 2nd Division: Masters of Set-Piece Battle -- 8. The 77th "Liberty" Division: Training for the Trenches and Fighting on the Vesle -- 9. The 77th "Liberty" Division: Dogma, Delegation, and Discretion -- 10. Conclusions -- References.

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.

ISBN: 9780511511585 (ebook)Subjects--Corporate Names:

772588
United States.
Army--Communication systemsSubjects--Topical Terms:

799628
World War, 1914-1918
--Campaigns--Western Front.

LC Class. No.: D570.2 / .G76 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 940.4/1273

The AEF way of war : = the American army and combat in World War I /
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