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Fix Bayonets!

By: Naval & Military Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Naval & Military Press)


Product Info

Title
Fix Bayonets!
Category
Author
John W. Thomason
Publish Year
2009
Pages
280
Dimensions
5.98x.7x9.02"
NKG Part #
2147921975
Type
Softcover

Description

The Doughboys were the American soldiers who entered the Great War in the last year of the conflict; and of their number the Marine Corps were the absolute elite. The author of this episodic but vivid series of sketches, John W. Thomason, was a Captain in the Corps, descended from a distinguished Southern military family. A natural writer, his colloquial account follows the Marines through France, giving an account of their most famous- and bloodiest - actions, including the Argonne Forest, Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Mont Blanc and St Mihiel. As well as the fighting itself, Thomason is good on off-duty anecdotes. First-hand American accounts of the Great War are rare. This is one of the best. It is profusely illustrated by the author’s own excellent drawings