A summary review of the general situation as it existed upon the United States entry into the war is necessary to appreciate at its true value the American effort and in order fully to understand many important decisions reached in the early days...
United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces.
An exact reproduction of the seventy-one issues of The Stars and Stripes, the weekly newspaper published in France by and for the American Expeditionary Forces.
Call # 940.45973 S796 1920
Contains instructions to artillery information officers on their functions and duties to furnish information on enemy artillery activity and provide the information necessary for the mission execution of field artillery units.
Contains press reviews issued by the Second Section, General Staff, G.H.Q.A.E.F. for October 1, 1918 - June 6, 1919 (enemy, neutral, and Allied press).
Discusses the fighting in the Marne Salient from May 27th to August 6th, 1918, focusing on the period of July 15-18, known as the Champagne-Marne Defensive and the actions of the Army Expeditionary Forces (AEF).
Document contains order of battle outline charts- Southeast Asia Command (December 21, 1944), A.F.H.Q., Mediterranean Theater (May 22, 1945; February 10, 1945; April 26, 1945; December 16, 1944; February 1, 1945), and Supreme Headquarters Allied...
United States Army A.E.F. (1917-1920) Artillery School (Saumur)
In order to see, think and act, an army needs a nervous system of lines of information running from the seat of government ot the listening posts extending even into the enemy territory. Wherever this system breaks down, the army will be...
Index: summary of operations and training from November 11, 1918 to May 6, 1919; G-1 notes; G-2 notes; G-3 notes; field orders, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Army Corps; field orders 90th Division, selected G3 memorandum orders; G.H.Q. training orders; 3rd...
Personal comments made by Germans to Intelligence officers or confidentially to each other in interviews, letters, and telephone calls, unedited, concerning impressions of the American soldier after battle, the American occupation, the cause of...
Recent historiography has almost universally denounced the tactical prowess of the American Expeditionary Force. However, a detailed analysis of the performance of the 42nd Division’s 165th Infantry Regiment tells a surprisingly different story....
The following significant dates in the history of the First Division are, listed in order to facilitate research and study. 1. The organization of the First Division began on May 23, 1917. 2. It sailed for France beginning June 12, 1917. 3. The...
The object of the course is to give you such a general knowledge of this branch of the service, its value, uses and methods; as to enable you to pursue the subject further, to understand thoroughly the value of your work in relation to it, and most...
The purpose of this paper is to show that Russia was in the forefront of those countries using large mechanized forces and that its every effort and resource was being directed toward leading the world in both the means and methods of waging...
The purpose of this study is to examine the program for training of America's first division in Europe in 1917, from the date of its activation until it was certified ready for combat as a division in January, 1918. Thus the training program of the...
These are combat instructions issued September 5, 1918 and include topics such as principles, recapitulation, infantry commanders, nature of the action, assignment of a mission, standing instructions, etc.
These notes by the German General Staff covers protection against airplane attacks, gas protection, telephone communications, and a conference on intelligence.