The Fourth Marine Brigade in World War I: Battalion Histories Based on Official Documents

by George B. Clark

Overview

During World War I, the American Expeditionary Force Second Division saw more action and captured more ground and enemy combatants than any other, including the vaunted First Division.

The 4th Marine Brigade, especially, earned a reputation as a steadfast unit of superb fighting men. Drawing on battle reports and other official documents, this volume follows those Marines through their service in France in 1917 and 1918, their postwar occupation of Germany, and their arrival in New York City in August 1919.

Chapters covering each of the brigade's seven battalions recount their role in some of the most intense battles of the war, including Belleau Wood, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Blanc Mont and the Meuse River.

Descriptions of the Armistice, homecoming parades, and the brigade's inactivation at Quantico complete this comprehensive chronicle of one of the American military's most distinguished units.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476618135
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	04/22/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	296
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late George B. Clark, military historian and former Marine, wrote about World War I, World War II, and the United States Marine Corps. He lived in Pike, New Hampshire.
The late George B. Clark, military historian and former Marine, wrote about World War I, World War II, and the United States Marine Corps. He lived in Pike, New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Abbreviations
1 deleteFourth Brigade of Marines
2 deleteFirst Battalion, Fifth Marines, 1917–1919
3 deleteSecond Battalion, Fifth Marines, 1917–1919
4 deleteThird Battalion, Fifth Marines, 1917–1919
5 deleteFirst Battalion, Sixth Marines, 1917–1919
6 deleteSecond Battalion, Sixth Marines, 1917–1919
7 deleteThird Battalion, Sixth Marines, 1917–1919
8 deleteSixth Machine Gun Battalion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

clearly a labor of love, and it is one of the best options for understanding the daily experiences of World War I Marines”—H-Net Reviews.

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