Ed Gilbert, Catherine Gilbert

US Marine in World War I

Illustrator: Shumate, Johnny

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Produktbeschreibung

The words "Retreat? Hell, we just got here," has become a central part of the Marine Corps legend, indicative of their reputation for dogged determination and bravery. The iconic words were uttered at the height of the fierce battle for Belleau Wood and became a defining moment for the Corps, establishing their "first to fight" ethos in the public eye. This history follows the experiences of the Marines during the Great War, from their training in the United States and France through the battles in the trenches and battlefields of the Western Front and right up to their occupation duties in the Rhineland. Packed with firsthand accounts and detailed information from the USMC History Division at Quantico and published to coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of America's involvement in World War I, this is a timely analysis of one of the Marines defining moments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury USA
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 182mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 208g
• ISBN-13: 9781472813879
• ISBN-10: 1472813871
• Artikelnr.: 42749874

Autorenporträt

Ed Gilbert has written numerous titles in Osprey's Warrior, Battle Orders and Campaign series, with a focus on the history of the US Marine Corps and state militias in the American War of Independence and the War of 1812. The author of a four-volume history of Marine Tank battalions, and co-author of Tanks in Hell: A Marine Corps Tank Company on Tarawa and True for the Cause of Liberty (written with his wife Cathy), Ed sadly passed away in February 2019.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Belief and belonging Recruitment and training Appearance
Weapons and equipment Life on campaign Preludes to war The Marines go to
France First combat The defining battle - Belleau Wood Aftermath and
controversy The legacy of the Great War