

A US Marine Corps Captain's episodic series of sketches illustrating the elite unit's part in such bloody battles as Belleau Wood, the Argonne, and Mont Blanc. Profusely illustrated by the author's own front line drawings.

The Doughboys were the American soldiers who entered the Great War in the last year of the conflict; and of their number the Marine Corps were the absolute elite. The author of this episodic but vivid series of sketches, John W. Thomason, was a Captain in the Corps, descended...










"Fix Bayonets " is a visceral and masterfully written account of the United States Marine Corps during the crucible of World War I. Written by John W. Thomason, a Marine officer who served on the front lines, the work provides an unfiltered look at the harrowing experiences...

"Fix Bayonets " is a visceral and masterfully written account of the United States Marine Corps during the crucible of World War I. Written by John W. Thomason, a Marine officer who served on the front lines, the work provides an unfiltered look at the harrowing experiences...