An edition of Betrayal at Little Gibraltar
(2016)
Betrayal at Little Gibraltar
a German fortress, a treacherous American general, and the battle to end World War I
First Scribner hardcover edition.
by Walker, William T. Jr
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"A painstakingly researched account of World War I's violent Meuse-Argonne Offensive and the 100-year-old cover-up at its center traces the efforts of AEF Commander-in-Chief John J. Pershing to capture the near-impregnable German Montfaucon and the inside betrayal that cost untold lives"--NoveList.
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Campaigns, World War, 1914-1918, United States, Military leadership, Military History, Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918, United States. Army. Infantry Division, 79th, History, United states, army, infantry, World war, 1914-1918, campaigns, France, history, military, Argonne, battle of the, france, 1918, Military campaigns, Argonne, Battle of the (France : 1918) fast (OCoLC)fst00814332, World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746Times
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Betrayal at Little Gibraltar: a German fortress, a treacherous American general, and the battle to end World War I
2016
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- First Scribner hardcover edition.
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Table of Contents
Prologue: words tongued with fire
Part I. The stakes. "Horrors from the abyss" : Major Harry Parkin's affidavit
Little Gibraltar of the Western Front
"Do you wish to take part in the battle?"
"This appalling proposition"
"Feeling like crusaders"
Training for disaster
"An ominous, dread-inspiring place"
Part II. Battle and betrayal. Toward Montfaucon and into a trap
"The 79th is holding up the entire First Army"
"Bayonet and rifle butt, pistol and trench knife"
"All America is behind us"
"Regardless of cost"
The cost of "regardless"
Relief and disgrace
Into the cyclone...once again
Redemption on Corn Willy Hill
Making good...at last
Part III. The war after the war. Controlling the narrative
Bullard, Bjornstad, and Booth
Betrayal at Little Gibraltar
Denkmal: remembering the lost doughboys
Epilogue: "Some could, some could not, shake off misery."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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