To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918, the Epic Battle That Ended the First World War - Tapa blanda

Lengel, Edward G.

 
9780805089158: To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918, the Epic Battle That Ended the First World War
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ISBN 10: 0805089152 ISBN 13: 9780805089158
Editorial: Holt Paperbacks, 2009

Sinopsis

On September 26, 1918, more than one million American soldiers prepared to assault the German-held Meuse-Argonne region of France. Their commander, General John J. Pershing, said that in thirty-six hours the doughboys would crack the German defences and open the road to Berlin. Six weeks of savage fighting later, the battle finally ended with the signing of the armistice that concluded the First World War. The Meuse-Argonne had fallen at the cost of more than 120,000 American casualties, including 26,000 dead. In the bloodiest battle the country had ever seen, an entire generation of young Americans had been transformed forever. "To Conquer Hell" is gripping in its accounts of combat, studded with portraits of remarkable soldiers like Pershing, Harry Truman, George Patton, and Alvin York, and authoritative in presenting the big picture. It is military history of the first rank and, incredibly, the first in-depth account of this fascinating and important battle.

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Edward G. Lengel is an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books on military history, including General George Washington: A Military Life. A recipient, with the Papers of George Washington documentary editing project, of the National Humanities Medal, he has made frequent appearances on television documentaries and was a finalist for the George Washington Book Prize.

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Holt Paperbacks
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0805089152
ISBN 13 
9780805089158
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Número de páginas
528
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ISBN 10:  0805079319 ISBN 13:  9780805079319
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