Author:
Belmonte, Peter L. author.
ImprintAtglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, [2015]
Description240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Note:Overview: the 26th Infantry Regiment from 1901 to 1918 -- "Grueling days," September 26 through October 3 -- "The fire in front was withering," October 4 -- "Vicious in the extreme," October 5 -- "A rather sharp fight," October 6 through October 8 -- "Machine gunners...fought like wild men," October 9 and October 10 -- "It was wicked to order our men to attack again," October 11 and October 12 -- "Anxious to show their mettle," relief and replacements, October 13 through November 5 -- "A nightmare of marching," November 6 through November 11; post-war duties -- Analysis -- Roll of honor, 26th Infantry Regiment, September 26 to November 30, 1918 -- General headquarters, AER, general orders no. 201.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and indexes.
Note:"Nearly 100 years ago, on October 4, 1918, on a muddy, poison gas-soaked hillside in France, the U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment jumped-off amidst a hail of shell fire and machine-gun fire to begin the final push to end World War I. For the next 39 days, with little respite, the regiment fought desperately against a determined, well-armed foe. This is the story of a single regiment in a successful, highly acclaimed "Regular Army" division, during the greatest American battle to date. This is not a dry recitation of facts, but an in-depth examination of a single regiment that allows the reader to appreciate the intricacies of small-unit action and the problems associated with leading platoons, companies, and battalions in battle during the Great War, while at the same time depicting the human drama associated with the terrible carnage"--Publisher.
