{"product_id":"chteau-thierry-belleau-wood-david-bonk-9781846030345","title":"Ch?teau Thierry \u0026 Belleau Wood 1918: America's Baptism of Fire on the Marne","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn March 1918 of World War I (1914-1918), the Germans had successfully pushed the frontline to within 120km of Paris; the town of Chateau Thierry marking the tip of German advance. Nevertheless, in a daring counter-offensive on June 3, the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) reinforced the French and threw the Germans back across the Marne River. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExhilarated by this success, the 2d Marine Division was tasked with taking the strategically significant Belleau Wood. On the Marines arrival the French were retreating in the face of the German onslaught, but the Marines defiantly declared \"Retreat, hell! We just got here!\" To take the wood the Marines marched through an exposed wheat field under fierce German fire, and suffered a staggering casualty rate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Marines, undaunted, reached the wood and bitterly struggled for 20 days, capturing and re-capturing it six times over, and finally securing the position against all odds, ending the last German offensive on the Western Front. The US forces suffered 9,777 casualties, took 1,800 German prisoners, and the wood was officially renamed Bois de la Brigade de Marine in honor of their courage and victory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscussing the strategy employed by the Allies and accompanied by original photographs and detailed maps, this book examines the two key battles that saw America's baptism of fire in World War I: Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Bonk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184603034X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846030345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.74h x 7.30w x 0.30d","brand":"David Bonk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838336946431,"sku":"9781846030345","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16821790-cd48-4e33-bf60-962cd73a200f.jpg?v=1746589513","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chteau-thierry-belleau-wood-david-bonk-9781846030345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}