The Road To St. Mihiel [Illustrated Edition] PDF Download

Author: Christ K. Stamas
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786253127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215

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Includes The Americans in the First World War Illustration Pack – 57 photos/illustrations and 10 maps IN THE ROAD TO ST. MIHIEL, Christ Stamas takes “the road back” and with a retrospective eye views his personal experiences in “No Man’s land” during the cataclysmic years of World War I.

Author: General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782891285
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 589

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The Pulitzer prize has been the sought after goal of many thousands of writers ever since it was first awarded in 1917. In 1932, the Pulitzer in the history category was awarded to General John “Black Jack” Pershing for his two volume memoirs spanning his time in command of the American Forces in World War One. Given that Pershing should receive such an illustrious prize in the literary arena outside of his army career was a just testament to his multi-faceted and outstanding talents. As the First World War raged into its fourth year, the lifeblood of the Allied forces on the Western Front laid spilt on the fields of Northern France and Flanders. Their only hope in facing the German onslaught lay in the newly mobilized American forces, who had joined the struggle against the central powers in Germany and Austro-Hungary. It would take a commander of towering strength, firm loyalty, and iron determination to change the small American peacetime army into the millions strong wartime colossus it was to become. Such a man was John “Black Jack” Pershing. AS he took command, Pershing was faced with four almightily difficult challenges to overcome in order to achieve success; the first to turn the raw American Doughboys into an army, trained in the new tactics of the industrial carnage of the Western Front. Secondly, to ship enough men, and supplies across the U-boat infested Atlantic to create such an army. Thirdly, to keep his allies hands off American manpower that became trained and ready for battle, they should fight under American flags and American leaders. It was only once the first three huge challenges were overcome could he think about his fourth, how his new troops could fight and beat the battle-hardened German army: but fight and beat them they did! A Pulitzer Prize winning classic!

Author: General August Eduard Friedrich Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786253682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 654

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Includes over 30 maps and plans of the actions described in this volume. ‘The late Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe Ingelfingen was not only known as one of Prussia’s ablest soldiers, but also as one of the best of German military authors. During the wars of 1866 and 1870 he commanded the Artillery of the Guard, and in the latter portion of the Franco-German struggle he directed the artillery operations against Paris. After the termination of the war he held several high positions of command. His best-known works are:— “On the Employment of Artillery in combination with the other Arms,” translated by the late Major Clarke. “Letters on Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery,” which have been ably rendered into English by Colonel Walford, Royal Artillery. “Conversations on Cavalry,” recently translated by Captain Maude, late Royal Engineers. The “Letters on Strategy,” which are contained in this volume, form an able treatise on this portion of the art of war. They are not to be taken up lightly, or to be dipped into here and there, but conscientiously studied they form a valuable means of instruction in strategical matters, and for this reason they are placed before the British military reader.’-Introduction

Author: Henry Beston Sheahan
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782893113
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Illustrated with a number of photographs from the French Front Lines in and around Verdun. Also Includes The Americans in the First World War Illustration Pack - 57 photos/illustrations and 10 maps. Henry Beston Sheahan was a noted American novelist and naturist who wrote many well-known books, including the Cape Cod classic The Outermost House; he volunteered for service in the French Army during the First World War. In volunteer Poilu he recounts his experiences in the American Ambulance Service in the evacuating casualties in and around Verdun during 1916. In the midst of the bloodiest prolonged siege in the world at that time the number of wounded French soldiers were prodigious; the Ambulance services needed every able body even if they did come from the neutral United States. In spite of the huge workload that Sheahan undertook he managed to scribble notes of scenes and anecdotes of the great battle and the soldiers of the French Army. A rare and movingly written memoir from the Great Battle of Verdun.

Author: General August Eduard Friedrich Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786253690
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 527

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Includes over 30 maps and plans of the actions described in this volume. ‘The late Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe Ingelfingen was not only known as one of Prussia’s ablest soldiers, but also as one of the best of German military authors. During the wars of 1866 and 1870 he commanded the Artillery of the Guard, and in the latter portion of the Franco-German struggle he directed the artillery operations against Paris. After the termination of the war he held several high positions of command. His best-known works are:— “On the Employment of Artillery in combination with the other Arms,” translated by the late Major Clarke. “Letters on Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery,” which have been ably rendered into English by Colonel Walford, Royal Artillery. “Conversations on Cavalry,” recently translated by Captain Maude, late Royal Engineers. The “Letters on Strategy,” which are contained in this volume, form an able treatise on this portion of the art of war. They are not to be taken up lightly, or to be dipped into here and there, but conscientiously studied they form a valuable means of instruction in strategical matters, and for this reason they are placed before the British military reader.’-Introduction

Author: Captain Eddie Rickenbacker
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 178625557X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 620

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Includes Aerial Warfare During World War I Illustrations Pack with 115 maps, plans, and photos. Captain Rickenbacker, originally from Ohio, was best known as one of the Commanders of the 94th “Hat-in-the-Ring” Squadron, a crack unit of pilots which included many former members of the famed Lafayette Escadrille. The 94th ended the war in France with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. Captain Rickenbacker himself was credited with 26 aerial victories all within the last six months of the war, he was decorated with the Congressional Medal Of Honor for his inspirational leadership and fearless flying.

Author: George Bradshaw
Publisher: Gale and the British Library
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Adapted to All the Railway Routes; with a Short Itinerary of Corsica, and Guide to Paris: With a Short Itinerary of Corsica, and Guide to Paris. With Maps, Town Plans, and Illustrations

Author: Captain Heber Blankenhorn
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782890653
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 135

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Many of the memoirs from the American Expeditionary Force cover the fighting that raged in 1918: from the shellfire to the wounds, glorious exploits and so forth. What marks Captain Blankenhorn’s memoirs as so very different is the role that he served in during the War; he was an intelligence officer in charge of evaluating enemy propaganda and producing Allied propaganda for his own troops and those of the enemy. From posters to handbills, Blankenhorn’s efforts whilst lesser known are equally fascinating and meritorious. “...illustrations include some interesting samples of German and Allied propaganda. .” p. 214, Edward Lengel, World War I Memories, 2004, The Scarecrow Press, Lanham Maryland, Toronto, Oxford.

Author: Roger G. Miller
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786252465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 111

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Includes 25 illustrations A short but detailed biography of the prophet of American military Airpower – Billy Mitchell. On July 21, 1921, Brig. Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell circled high above the rough surface of the Chesapeake Bay, exultant witness to an event he had orchestrated and produced. Shortly after noon, the mortally wounded, former-German battleship Ostfriesland began to roll, turning completely over while air escaping from the huge hull gave sounds that some present interpreted as the sighs of a great beast dying. By one o’clock it was over, and Ostfriesland had slipped below the surface. It was not the sinking that was unique, however. Modern battleships had sunk before. They had been lost in storms and split their hulls on reefs and rocks. They had been hit by torpedoes, crushed by shell fire, and even sunk by mines and scuttling charges. But no battleship had ever gone to the bottom as the direct result of aerial bombs dropped from the fragile airplane, a new invention then barely eighteen years old. Disbelieving observers aboard the nearby U.S.S. Henderson were shocked, appalled, and dismayed as the Ostfriesland disappeared. Among the naval officers were some with tears in their eyes. But for the outspoken, flamboyant Billy Mitchell it was fulfillment and vindication. He had prophesied that aircraft could sink battleships; had fought for the trials that had just taken place; and had selected, organized, and trained the airmen who had accomplished their mission. Sinking the Ostfriesland was in many ways the summit of his military career, and Billy was not about to let anyone ignore his victory. Command pennant streaming from his aircraft, Mitchell paraded past the Henderson waving his wings, rubbing salt into a deep Navy wound.

Author: William Yorke Stevenson
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782891110
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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Many American citizens flocked to join the Allied war effort against Germany during the First World War before their mother country eventually declared war in 1917. William Yorke Stevenson was one of their number, volunteering for service with the French Ambulance corps or Section Sanitaire. Never war from the frontlines in rather ramshackle old vehicles [the flivver of the title is a slang term for a run-down truck], these men risked their lives to evacuate and treat the wounded. The Author recounts his experiences of 1915-1917 based on his dairy of the period. It provides a day-by-day account of the medical services behind the lines during some of the heaviest French fighting of the war during the battle of the Somme. Illustrated throughout with the Author’s own photos of the period, including his comrades, conditions and the battle damage of the towns and villages amongst which he worked and lived. Author — William Yorke Stevenson (1878 - 1922) Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in Boston and New York, Houghton Miflin, 1917. Original Page Count – 334 pages. Illustrations — 12 illustrations.