Blanc Mont Ridge 1918 - America's forgotten victory

The dominating Blanc Mont Ridge complex in the Champagne region of France was home to some of the most complex German defences on the Western Front. Its heights offered artillery observation that made even approaching the ridge virtually suicidal. Pessimistic about the ability of depleted and demoralized French units to capture the position, General Henri Gouraud was granted the use of two American divisions: the veteran 2nd "Indianhead" Division, including the 4th (Marine) Brigade, and the untested 36th "Arrowhead" Division of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard. This fully illustrated book describes this Allied offensive with American troops in the vanguard, and shows how despite the heavy losses it sustained to both manpower and supporting armour, they eventually forced the Germans to abandon most of the region in one of the largest withdrawals of the war.>

Product details

• Authors: Romain Cansiere, Romain Gilbert Cansiere, Romain Cansière, Ed Gilbert, Gilbert Ed
• Assisted by: Graham Turner (Illustration), Graham (Illustrator) Turner (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781472824967
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-2496-7
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Campaign; Campaign
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Champagne, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Military / United States, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Battles and campaigns, Specific battles, Land forces and warfare, World War I; Blanc Mont Ridge; US Army; Marine Corps; German, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces