Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical warfare
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Gas Warfare at Chateau Thierry, June 1918
Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical warfare
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Gas Warfare at Belleau Wood, June 1918
Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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The 3rd Division at Chateau Thierry, July 1918
Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
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Category : Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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Gas Warfare in World War I. The 3rd. Division at Chateau Thierry, July 1918
Author: Rexmond C. CochranePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The threat of disaster on the Western Front presented by the great German offensives in the spring of 1918 precipitated American forces, then training in France, into battle some months before they were considered ready. The 1st and 2nd Divisions, put in the line early in July, did not meet any of these offensives head on. Only the 3rd and 42nd Divisions, at the Marne, had that experience. The present study records how the 3rd Division met the German offensive for 15 July 1918. The event from which the 3rd Division seems never to have wholly recovered was the gas bombardment of 15 July 1918. That morning, in preparation for the fifth and last German offensive, the German Seventh, First and Third Armies put down a four-hour gas and high explosive bombardment on an attack front of almost 120 kilometers. It caught the 3rd Division on the extreme left flank of the front. Like the earlier preparatory bombardments that spring, that on 15 July was not intended by the Germans to destroy the defensive works of the enemy but merely to paralyze morale until the German infantry could break through.
U.S. Army Chemical Corps Historical Studies. Gas Warfare in World War I: Gas Warfare at Belleau Wood, June 1918
Author: Rexmond C. CochranePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Perhaps the most publicized single unit operation in World War I was the stand of the 2nd Division across the Paris Road and the subsequent battle of that division for Belleau Wood. The artillery, machine gun, and rifle duel fought over the kilometer of terrain near Chateau Thierry in June 1918 has been well described in both Marine and Army publications and in popular and official histories. Many of these accounts acknowledge briefly and in passing the use of gas in the battle. Some fail to mention gas entirely, despite the fact that in this operation, its first independent combat action, the 2nd Division waws under some kind of gas attack on 31 of the 35 days of the campaign. For a period of three or four days following the gas attack of 14-15 June, a determined effort by the German forces opposite might well have shattered the entire front of the 2nd Division and opened the way to Meaux and Paris.
WHEN THE TIDE TURNED
Author: OTTO H. KAHNPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033208458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Gas Warfare at Belleau Wood, June 1918: Cbrnpro.Net Edition
Author: David HarveyPublisher: Gas Warfare in World War I
ISBN: 9781982955397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
JUST IN TIME FOR THE CENTENNIAL! Belleau Wood echoes through the history of the U.S. Marine Corps and the United States military. It was one of the first major battles fought by American forces in World War I, and a critical part of the Aisne Marne defensive. Many legends emerged from the battle, including two time Medal of Honor recipient Dan Daly's famous charge and the (supposed) origin of the phrase "Devil Dogs" among a host of other myths and stories about the battle. These stories are recited from Parris Island to Okinawa and remain an important part of Marine Corps identity. Yet, many of these stories are more legend than history. The true history has a darker side, from mistakes on the battlefield that cost the lives of many, to the origins of Marine Corps and Army inter-service rivalry that created many problems in the Pacific during World War II. Few historians have written on Belleau Wood, even fewer on the role of chemical warfare in the battle. This book looks at Belleau Wood and aspects of the larger campaign in and around Chateau-Thierry as part of the Aisne-Marne campaign in 1918, focusing on the 2nd Division of the AEF, of which the Marines were one brigade. In particular, this account looks at the role of chemical warfare, a feature that defined the battle. This book was originally written in draft form during the 1950s and is updated and offered in book form with additional material for the first time. The historian Rexmond C. Cochrane, co-author of the official history of the Chemical Warfare Service in World War II, wrote 20 draft historical studies for the US Army Chemical Corps Historical Office at the Army Chemical Center, Edgewood, Maryland in the 1950s. These were never completed or published other than in their draft form. In the 2000s, the US Army Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) Digital Library at Fort Leavenworth began digitizing its collection of historical documents. Among those were Cochrane's draft studies, which are available (for free) via the CARL website and at several other places on the internet. These documents remain in delightfully low tech draft form - typewritten pages, with the occasional typo or punctuation error, idiosyncratic footnotes, all featuring penciled notes and/or corrections, hand-drawn diagrams and maps, encapsulated in unsearchable PDF files of varied quality. This new collection of Cochrane's work attempts to bring it to a wider audience, in a more accessible format. Cochrane's work is published for the first time in true book format by CBRNPro.net, a website devoted to the exploration of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons history, professional practice, and knowledge. This is a significant "update" of Cochrane's work, offering better maps, pictures, references, bibliographies, and an assortment of other additions to aid the reader who may be unfamiliar with some of the military minutiae Cochrane explores. This collection is newly annotated, offering additional insight and guidance reflecting the current state of scholarship, updating that of Cochrane's day. The annotations are extensive and provide significant insight and references for those unfamiliar with the topics Cochrane addresses. As such, this is a "new" old work, containing both public domain and original, new material. It belongs on the bookshelf of every historian and student of World War I and for those engaged in professions related to chemical warfare, CBRN weapons, national security, and defense. The book is supported by material available on CBRNPro.net, including links and a copy of this book's extensive "Further Reading" annotated bibliography supplemented with additional, up to date material.
The Marne 15 July - 6 August 1918
Author: Stephen C. McGeorge and Mason W. WatsonPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
When the Tide Turned; the American Attack at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood in the First Week of June, 1918 - Primary Source Edition
Author: Otto Hermann KahnPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781295889181
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The German Offensive of July 15, 1918 (Marne Source Book)
Author: United States. General Service SchoolsPublisher:
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Category : Marne, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1918
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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