This study discusses the 42nd Division encounter with gas warfare in the Argonne offensive and battle at the Ourcq and covers types of gases, military operations, use of machine guns, and analyzes the actual attack.
Original military study. A critical analysis of the operations of the German forces opposed to the American 1st Division from 1-11 October, 1918. MAJ M. S. Eddy, Infantry
Abstracts of foreign-language articles. The Russo-Polish War,...
A description of the U.S. Army divisions that participated in World War I including information on where the division was originated, the brigades and battalions contained in the division, a short history of the combat overseas, and a chronology of...
This study concentrates on the infantry tactical operations of the German Army opposed to the 1st Infantry Division, as depicted in war diaries, combat reports, messages, and other records kept on the battlefield.
To encourage further research in the history of World War I and to fill a gap in the Army's historical documentation of that conflict, the Center of Military History has created a World War I series of publications consisting of new monographs and...
This study includes a discussion of the plans of operation for the allies with the evaluation that the plan was sound and in using forces and resources on an attack on all fronts.
This monograph explores the capability of army tactical headquarters to fight and sustain combat brigades and task forces simultaneously. Its focus is on the tactical transportation shortfall which exists in the army today, the impact of this...
This study is a result of research and personal interviews with officers of the First Division. The paper describes the methods used for evacuation of prisoners in the Meuse Argonne offensive, revealing that the division used expediency and...
What is hero? The definition of hero by The Random House College Dictionary stated that hero is a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. There are many heroes in the Army, and each of the heroes is...
This paper examines the development of the American Army corps structure during World War I. The corps formation developed in World War I by General John J. Pershing was the culmination of 56 years of lessons learned from the Civil War through the...
Continuation from III part, contains a narrative of events displaying the facts, seriousness of difficulties encountered, decisions made, results of such and management of the campaign and its effect on the war. Translation by O.S. Rolfe.
This study is a partial biography of Major General Ernest N. Harmon, focusing on his military career from his West Point graduation in 1917 to his assuming command of the 2nd Armored Division in1942. When Harmon attained division command in July...
To encourage further research in the history of World War I and to fill a gap in the Army's historical documentation of that conflict, the Center of Military History has created a World War I series of publications consisting of new monographs and...
Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) have led from the front under difficult and demanding conditions in battle, during all major conflicts. In my military history essay, I will discuss how Sergeant Alvin York, recipient of The Medal of Honor and...
Alvin York was born on December 13, 1887 in a two-room log cabin in Pall Mall, Tennessee. William and Mary York were the parents of Alvin York. The York family had 11 children and Alvin was the third oldest. In the rural back hills of Tennessee,...