Squandered Victory: The American First Army at St. Mihiel

by James H. Hallas

This is the first book ever devoted entirely to the St. Mihiel operation and its ramifications. It details Pershing's struggle to form an independent American army in France and the importance of the St. Mihiel operation from both political and military perspectives. It links historical events and details in a way that has never been done on this subject, pulling from a variety of sources to depict motivations, events, and political and military thought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275950220
• ISBN13: 9780275950224
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Squandered Victory

Very good reading of the war to end all wars. Detail review of what happened in the St. Mihiel area. Good account of brave American combat and courage. Book does not put down any group fighting there. A little bit of how the Germans prepared for the battles against us.

Excellent battle history.

Mr. Hallas makes a convincing case that had it not been for the machinations of French Field Marshel Foch and other Allies, the U.S. First Army might have broken through to Metz in September 1918, shortening the war and saving the 120.000 American casualties in the Meuse-Argonne battle which followed. This clear combat narrative is enhanced by details of units and individual soldiers, of one of the finesr armies America ever fielded. Maps, photos, and Praeger Publications' usual excellent index.