{"product_id":"in-a-strange-land-alexander-barnes-9780764337611","title":"In a Strange Land: The American Occupation of Germany 1918-1923","description":"America's involvement in WWI marked its first major entry into European politics. The final cost of that involvement required the U.S. to supply a force to occupy part of the German Rhineland after the war. The force provided was first known as Third Army and then later as the American Forces in Germany (AFG). It consisted of the best divisions in the American Army. With a starting strength of a quarter million doughboys, the Americans marched to the Rhine and began their occupation period in December 1918. When the American phase of the occupation ended in 1923, the force consisted of one thousand soldiers. Many future WWII leaders of the Army and Marine Corps served in this force; including five who would become Marine Commandant, four Army Chiefs of Staff, ten four-star Generals, and, surprisingly, a National Football League Head coach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Barnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0764337610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764337611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.50w x 1.40d","brand":"Alexander Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149192196351,"sku":"9780764337611","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9cbe3ad2-f654-4f4b-9775-124db5a343bd.jpg?v=1688455331","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-a-strange-land-alexander-barnes-9780764337611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}