AMERICAN ARMIES AND BATTLEFIELDS IN EUROPE
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The Government Printing Office is online at: American Armies and Battlefields in Europe is not only in compact and convenient, one-volume format, but it is little less than indispensable in visiting the American battlefields of World War I in France. It can still be used easily today.
Few road changes have occurred, and though new forests or farms may require minor modifications to the itineraries or viewpoints detailed in the book, the original work still remains the most authoritative source for visitors to the AEF's battlefields.
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Although admittedly worth its weight in gold, American Armies and Battlefields in Europe , published in and again in by the American Battle Monuments Commission, Washington, DC, is beginning to show its age after sixty-six years, and is still sadly in need of updating. Understandable excellent for its time and audience, the book was written during and for an era when only a comparatively few wealthy Americans went to Europe, and those who did could well afford to tote this weighty tome with them in their steamer trunks.
The ABMC battlefield guidebook, although very comprehensive in its coverage, is generally lacking in detailed descriptions. Perhaps one could realistically expect no less, particularly when the entire subject of the AEF battles in all of Europe together with a wealth of statistics and other generalized information is compacted into a book of pages. Many who have used it as a guide to the battlegrounds complain of its lack of description, that one constantly has the desire for more information on certain battles when reading the ABMC text.
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For example, the vicious seesaw battle for the town of Sergy is given only five lines! Coincidentally, perhaps, it was the U. The hand-to-hand battle for the little suburb of Fismes called Fismette, surely the worst five days of AEF combat in the war, is given a total of three paragraphs, one of which is devoted entirely to describing a winner of the Medal of Honor.
Again, it is worthwhile to mention that it was the U.
In short, with the ABMC guidebook one sees much of the forest but few of the trees, figuratively speaking. One returns from the battlefields feeling frustrated and knowing that much was missed. You may send this item to up to five recipients. The name field is required. Please enter your name.
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Created to be a robust World War I learning aid, this digital version of the book includes more than 90 maps and sketches detailed throughout 15 sections. Some features of WorldCat will not be available. Box , Pittsburgh, PA The ABMC's first program was landscaping and erecting non-sectarian chapels at each of the eight sites, constructing 11 separate monuments and two tablets at other sites in Europe, and constructing the Allied Expeditionary Forces World War I Memorial in Washington, D. WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online.
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