The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I

by Edward M. Coffman

Overview

The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous battles, the birth of the air force, naval engagements, the War Department, and experiences of the troops, this indispensable volume is again available in paperback for students and general readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813109558
Publisher:	University Press of Kentucky
Publication date:	07/23/1998
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Edward M. Coffman served as an army infantry officer in the United States, Japan, and Korea from 1951 to 1953 and is professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His works include The Regulars: The American Army, 1898–1941; The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784–1898; and The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I.

Editorial Reviews

The best single volume on the American war effort.

Allan Millett

As a reference on the American military presence in World War I, Coffman's book should be a standard for anyone interested in such studies.

Tallahassee Democrat

"The Embattled Past" is a delightful little book, filled with interesting tidbits about American military history and some fascinating stories about historians, the teaching of history, and historical research.

Bowling Green Daily News - J. W. Thacker

A history of the entire American military involvement in World War I, it is widely regarded as the most authoritative work on its topic.

Lexington Herald-Leader

Indispensable.

Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

Will surely stand as the first source for anyone interested in the conflict.

Stephen Ambrose

[Coffman] can explain complex matters in a few sharp paragraphs, illuminate technical discussions with personal vignettes, and use statistics to clarify rather than confuse.... Should become standard reading in twentieth-century American history courses.

Indiana Magazine of History

A detailed picture of America's first great world military engagement.

UK News

It is quite simply one of the best accounts of US participation in WW I.

Paper Wars

"The best single volume on the American war effort." — Allan Millett

"[Coffman] can explain complex matters in a few sharp paragraphs, illuminate technical discussions with personal vignettes, and use statistics to clarify rather than confuse.... Should become standard reading in twentieth-century American history courses." — Indiana Magazine of History

"A history of the entire American military involvement in World War I, it is widely regarded as the most authoritative work on its topic." — Lexington Herald-Leader

"It is quite simply one of the best accounts of US participation in WW I." — Paper Wars

"Indispensable." — Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

"Will surely stand as the first source for anyone interested in the conflict." — Stephen Ambrose

"As a reference on the American military presence in World War I, Coffman's book should be a standard for anyone interested in such studies." — Tallahassee Democrat

"A detailed picture of America's first great world military engagement." — UK News

"The Embattled Past" is a delightful little book, filled with interesting tidbits about American military history and some fascinating stories about historians, the teaching of history, and historical research." — J. W. Thacker, Bowling Green Daily News

From the Publisher

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