To the Limit of Endurance: A Battalion of Marines in the Great War

by Peter F. Owen

Book Overview

Scholars and historians offer several theories for the crippling losses suffered by the American Expeditionary Forces on the battlefields of World War I: inexperience, poor leadership, hasty expansion of duties, and others. But until now, most of these studies have focused at the division level or higher. Now, with To the Limit of Endurance, Peter F. Owen offers a tautly worded, historically rigorous, and intensely human survey of the agonizing burden...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623491568
• ISBN13: 9781623491567
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"