Histories of American Army Units
Histories of American Army Units

Author: Charles Emil Dornbusch

Publisher: Washington : Department of the Army, Office of the Adjutant General, Special Services Division, Library and Service Club Branch

Published: 1956

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13:

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Good Americans
Good Americans

Author: Christopher M. Sterba

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 0195154886

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This text examines the participation of Italian and Jewish Americans, both on the home front and overseas, in the First World War. Christopher M. Sterba argues that immigrant communities played a significant role in American public life for the first time during this conflict.

Nuts! A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne
Nuts! A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne

Author: Vincent J. Speranza

Publisher: Vincent J. Speranza

Published: 2014-11-11

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781941165515

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On 22 December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, with the Germans surrounding the Belgian town of Bastogne, a German messenger brought a message from his commander to Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe, acting commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, demanding his surrender. McAuliffe's response was simply, "Nuts!"Manning a foxhole on the perimeter around Bastogne was nineteen-year-old Army private Vince Speranza, a machine gunner with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. This is Vince's story of the Battle of the Bulge and his life before and after the battle.Vince shares his memories from early childhood through his service in World War II and his life up until now as he stands on the verge of turning 90--a story you will long remember. Vince will be in Bastogne, at his original foxhole, on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, drinking Airborne Beer, which his actions many years ago inspired.

The Yankee Division in the First World War
The Yankee Division in the First World War

Author: Michael E. Shay

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2008-06-20

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1603440305

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Historians have been unkind to the 26th Division of the U.S. Army during World War I. Despite playing a significant role in all the major engagements of the American Expeditionary Force, the “Yankee Division,” as it was commonly known, and its beloved commanding officer, Maj. Gen. Clarence Edwards, were often at odds with Gen. John J. Pershing. Subsequently, the Yankee Division became the A.E.F.’s “whipping boy,” a reputation that has largely continued to the present day. In The Yankee Division in the First World War, author Michael E. Shay mines a voluminous body of first-person accounts to set forth an accurate record of the Yankee Division in France—a record that is, as he reports, “better than most.” Shay sheds new light on the ongoing conflict in leadership and notes that two of the division’s regiments received the coveted Croix de Guerre, the first ever awarded to an American unit. This first-rate study should find a welcome place on military history bookshelves, both for scholars and students of the Great War and for interested general readers.

The American Expeditionary Force in World War I
The American Expeditionary Force in World War I

Author: George B. Clark

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2013-03-07

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 0786472235

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In April 1917, the United States ended its nonintervention policy and entered World War I as an "Associated Power" to aid the Allies in their fight against the Central Powers. The American Expeditionary Force, fighting alongside French and British troops, provided vital manpower on the Western Front during the Aisne Offensive and participated in major actions in the Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives that turned the tide late in the war. This volume offers the first comprehensive statistical history of the American Expeditionary Force, supplying fascinating details often omitted from narrative battle summaries. After an overview of each of the actions and battles in which the AEF participated, the book chronicles the day-to-day activities of every division. This work presents the most thorough examination yet available of the American fighting forces in the Great War.