Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
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Category : Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The 33rd Division Along the Meuse, October 1918
Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The 29th Division in the Côtes de Meuse, October 1918
Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The 33rd Division Along the Meuse, October 1918
Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The 1st Division in the Meuse-Argonne, 1-12 October 1918
Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
... The History of the 33rd Division, A.E.F., by Frederick Louis Huidekoper ...
Author: Frederic Louis HuidekoperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
The History of the 33rd Division, A.E.F.
Author: Frederic Louis HuidekoperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
U.S. Army Chemical Corps Historical Studies, Gas Warfare in World War 1: The 33rd Division Along the Meuse, October 1918
Author: Rexmond C. CochranePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
This is a tentative study of the gas experience of the 33rd Division Along the Meuse during World War I. This study is not presented as a definitive and official history, but is reproduced for current reference use within the Military Establishment pending the publication of a approved history.
The 26th Division East of the Meuse, October 1918
Author: Rexmond Canning CochranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Illinois in the World War: This history of the 33rd division, A.E.F., by Frederic Louis Huidekoper
Author: Theodore Calvin PeasePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
The Meuse Heights to the Armistice
Author: Maarten OttePublisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 152679618X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
The Americans had considerable initial success when they launched their huge offensive against the Germans in the Meuse-Argonne in the last days of September 1918. However, not everything went smoothly and the attack became bogged down, held up by the several lines of the Hindenburg System and logistical challenges. A major additional obstacle was the presence of batteries of German artillery on the high ground on the right bank of the Meuse, almost untroubled by any significant assaults by the allied forces. These guns created severe problems for the American commanders and their troops. Eventually sufficient resources were allocated for an American-French attack on the right bank, with the aim of removing the German artillery and pushing the Germans off the Meuse Heights, part of the renewed offensive on the Left Bank and the Argonne Forest. The action often took place over ground that had already seen ferocious fighting during the Battle of Verdun in 1916 and the French offensive of late summer 1917. It also involved the very difficult achievement of getting large bodies of troops over the River Meuse and its associated canal. The terrain is rugged and, even then, quite heavily wooded. The American and French troops often had to fight uphill and in the face of German defences that had been developed over the previous twelve months. On the other hand, the quality of the defending troops was not high, as Germany faced so much pressure in other sectors, and included a significant number of Austro-Hungarian troops. Popular opinion tends to be dismissive of the fighting quality of these Austrian troops who, in fact, performed well. The tours take the visitor over some beautiful countryside, with stunning views over the Meuse and the Woevre Plain. There are significant vestiges of the war still to be seen, including numerous observation bunkers and shelters as well as trenches. An unusual feature of the area are the traces of part of the Maginot Line, notably bunkers (some of which are very large) and the rail infrastructure to support it, sometimes making use of lines that the Germans built during the First World War. One of these tours follows the fate of Henry Gunther, officially the last American soldier to be killed in action in the Great War. There is substantial myth about Gunther; the facts surrounding his death are examined, as well as placing his last action on the ground. There is a tour dedicated just to him.