Our Greatest Battle (The Meuse-Argonne) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The AEF's 1918 Offensive, Doughboy Combat, and America's Rise on the Western FrontBy Frederick Palmer
Length13h 31m
About this audiobook
Frederick Palmer's Our Greatest Battle (The Meuse-Argonne) is a compact yet authoritative account of the American Expeditionary Forces' climactic campaign in the First World War. Centered on the immense and costly offensive of 1918, the book traces the movement of armies through forest, ravine, fortified village, and broken trench line. Palmer writes in a lucid documentary style, combining strategic explanation with vivid battlefield description, and situates the battle within the broader emergence of the United States as a decisive military power in modern war. Palmer was exceptionally equipped to write such a work. A celebrated American journalist and war correspondent, he had reported on conflicts from the Spanish-American War through the Great War and was closely associated with the AEF's public information efforts. His long familiarity with military command, soldiers' experience, and the mechanics of modern combat gives the narrative both immediacy and interpretive confidence. This book is recommended for readers seeking a concise, informed, and historically grounded introduction to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. It will especially reward students of American military history, World War I, and early twentieth-century war writing.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length13 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
19XVII VETERANS CONTINUE DRIVING
2TABLE OF MAPS
20XVIII THE GRANDPRÉ GAP IS OURS
3I A CHANGE OF PLAN
21XIX ANOTHER WEDGE
4II INTO LINE FOR ATTACK
22XX IN THE MEUSE TROUGH
5III NEW AND OLD DIVISIONS
23XXI SOME CHANGES IN COMMAND
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6IV THE ORDER OF BATTLE
24XXII A CALL FOR HARBORD
7V ON THE MEUSE SIDE
25XXIII THE S. O. S. DRIVES A WEDGE
8VI
26XXIV REGULARS AND RESERVES
9VII IN THE WAKE OF THE INFANTRY
27XXV LEAVENWORTH COMMANDS
10VIII THE FIRST DAY
28XXVI OTHERS OBEY
11IX THE ATTACK SLOWS DOWN
29XXVII AMERICAN MANHOOD
12X BY THE RIGHT FLANK
30XXVIII THE MILL OF BATTLE
13XI BY THE LEFT
31XXIX THEY ALSO SERVED
14XII BY THE CENTER
32XXX THROUGH THE KRIEMHILDE
15XIII OVER THE HINDENBURG LINE
33XXXI A CITADEL AND A BOWL
16XIV DISENGAGING RHEIMS
34XXXII THE FINAL ATTACK
17XV VETERANS DRIVE A WEDGE
35Memorable Quotes
18XVI MASTERING THE AIRE TROUGH
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