Fix Bayonets!

The Doughboys were the American soldiers who entered the Great War in the last year of the conflict; and of their number the Marine Corps were the absolute elite. The author of this episodic but vivid series of sketches, John W. Thomason, was a Captain in the Corps, descended from a distinguished Southern military family. A natural writer, his colloquial account follows the Marines through France, giving an account of their most famous- and bloodiest - actions, including the Argonne Forest, Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Mont Blanc and St Mihiel. As well as the fighting itself, Thomason is good on off-duty anecdotes. First-hand American accounts of the Great War are rare. This is one of the best. It is profusely illustrated by the author's own excellent drawings

Product details

• Authors: John W. Thomason Jr., John W. Thomason
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press Ltd
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 08.07.2009
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9781847349743
• ISBN: 978-1-84734-974-3
• Pages: 282
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm
• Weight (packing): 462 g