Download or read book The 305th Field Artillery in the Great War written by Charles Wadsworth Camp and published by . This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two accounts of American Gunners at War Not only was the United States committed to a policy of neutrality as the Great War broke out in Europe in 1914 it was also, in any event, completely unprepared to be a participant in a global conflict. By 1917 its army consisted of only 300,000 men, it had experienced operational difficulties in its recent expedition into Mexico and had not fully grasped that its rate of growth as a nation would inevitably include it in all events on the world stage whether it wished to be included or not. The allies looked to the prodigious manufacturing capacity of the United States and its resources in manpower to break the stalemate of the war on the Western Front and so in April of 1917 it reluctantly 'threw its hat into the ring.' Those who are interested in Americans at war, the United States effort in World War 1, the history of the US Artillery arm and the first hand experiences of the US soldiers who fought in Europe in the early years of the twentieth century will find much to interest them in the pages of this book. However, while all that may be sufficient for many The 305th Field Artillery in the Great War offers more. It serves very well in its capacity as a unit history, but the author, Charles Wadsworth Camp, takes us into the heart of the unit relating anecdotes and personal accounts with humour, insightful detail and a remarkable skill in penmanship; indeed he was a noted correspondent, critic and writer in civilian life. Camp's unit seems to have been blessed with more than the usual quota of creative talent, particularly artists, and the text is liberally complemented with excellent and evocative illustrations of the 305th at war. All these considerations combined make this book a pleasure to read in every way. To complement Camp's book another, shorter, account of the 305th on campaign on the Western Front that adds context and enhances the value in this special Leonaur edition is also included. Available in softcover and hardcover with dust jacket.
Download or read book History of the 305th Field Artillery written by Wadsworth Camp and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Million Dollar Barrage written by Justin G. Prince and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the twentieth century, field artillery was a small, separate, unsupported branch of the U.S. Army. By the end of World War I, it had become the “King of Battle,” a critical component of American military might. Million-Dollar Barrage tracks this transformation. Offering a detailed account of how American artillery crews trained, changed, adapted, and fought between 1907 and 1923, Justin G. Prince tells the story of the development of modern American field artillery—a tale stretching from the period when field artillery became an independent organization to when it became an equal branch of the U.S. Army. The field artillery entered the Great War as a relatively new branch. It separated from the Coast Artillery in 1907 and established a dedicated training school, the School of Fire at Fort Sill, in 1911. Prince describes the challenges this presented as issues of doctrine, technology, weapons development, and combat training intersected with the problems of a peacetime army with no good industrial base. His account, which draws on a wealth of sources, ranges from debates about U.S. artillery practices relative to those of Europe, to discussions of the training, equipping, and performance of the field artillery branch during the war. Prince follows the field artillery from its plunge into combat in April 1917 as an unprepared organization to its emergence that November as an effective fighting force, with the Meuse-Argonne Offensive proving the pivotal point in the branch’s fortunes. Million-Dollar Barrage provides an unprecedented analysis of the ascendance of field artillery as a key factor in the nation’s military dominance.
Download or read book History Of The 305th Field Artillery written by Wadsworth Camp and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book HIST OF THE 305TH FIELD ARTILL written by Wadsworth 1879-1936 Camp and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Second to None written by United States. Army. 305th Infantry and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War written by and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise and unique reference work central to any serious examination of the Army2s involvement in World War I. Reproduced in 5 volumes, the original volume numbering and consecutive pagination remain unchanged to assist researchers using citations to the first printing
Download or read book History of the 315th Field Artillery Heavy 80th Division A E F written by Gary Schreckengost and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The History of the 315th Field Artillery, September, 1917-June, 1919" was "Written by Members of the Regiment," "Edited by a Committee of the President," and published sometime during the 1920s by Kohn & Pollock, Inc., of Baltimore, Maryland. Like many such works, few copies remain today. This copy, edited by Maj. Gary Schreckengost (USA, ret.), a Cold War, Bosnia and Iraq War Veteran of the 80th Division, and a Life Member of the 80th Division Association, is a way to ensure that his important work lives on for future generations. The other two regiments of the brigade, the 313th Arty and 314th Arty, have been digitized and can be easily purchased; of the three narratives, the one of the 313th Arty is the best and is currently published by Forgotten Books. The Introduction section provides a brief summary of the formation and training of the 315th Arty Regiment (H) and 80th (Blue Ridge) Division at Camp Lee, a description of the M1917 French Schneider 155mm Howitzer, and an explanation of what it was like to serve in a heavy field artillery battery in the A.E.F. Several additional pictures and maps were included--drawn almost entirely from works written and published by members of the 80th Division Association. The pagination is the same as the original copies, although the formatting has been slightly altered. For example, pictures were moved from the text and placed on pages that were not numbered in the original publication. Most if not all of the verbiage in the Introduction can be found in Maj. Schreckengost's volumes: Always Move Forward! The 80th Division in W.W. I. The 315th Field Artillery Regiment (Heavy), 155th Artillery Brigade, 80th (Blue Ridge) Division (B/1/315th Arty) was raised at Camp Lee, Va, during the summer-fall of 1917, mostly from draftees from West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The 155th Arty Brig., which delivered fire support for the 80th, 33rd, 4th, 5th, and 90th Divisions during the war-ending and deadly Meuse-Argonne Offensive of Sept.-Nov., 1918, consisted of a brigade headquarters commanded by a brigadier general, three field artillery regiments, two light and one heavy, the 305th Ammunition Train, and the 305th Trench Mortar Battery. While the 313th and 314th Arty consisted of two battalions of French M1897 75mm Field Guns (Batteries A-D and E-H), the 315th Arty consisted of three battalions of M1917 French 155mm Schneider Howitzers (Batteries A and B, C and D, and E and F). Generally, the artillery brigade H.Q. was co-located with division H.Q. with the 315th Arty (H), 314th M.G. Battalion, and 305th Trench Mortar close-by. Depending on the mission, the division commander would attach and detach his artillery battalions to better weigh the main effort. It was a very practical, sensible, and flexible system.
Download or read book 61 Division Divisional Troops 305 Brigade Royal Field Artillery written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-12 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War Diaries for the Great War, held under WO95, represent one of the most popular record collections held at the National Archives, Kew, London. For researchers and family historians, the War Diaries contain a wealth of information of far greater interest than the army could ever have predicted. They provide unrivalled insight into daily events on the front line and are packed with fascinating detail. They contain no modern editing, opinions or poorly judged comments, just the war day by day, written by the men who fought this 'War to end all Wars. They are without question, the most important source of information available on the war on the Western Front. Full colour facsimile of each page with specially created chronological index. What is a War Diary? The headquarters of each unit and formation of the British Army in the field was ordered to maintain a record of its location, movements and activities. For the most part, these details were recorded on a standard army form headed 'War diary or intelligence summary'. What details are given? Details given vary greatly, depending on the nature of the unit, what it was doing and, to some extent, the style of the man writing it. The entries vary from very simple and repetitive statements like 'Training' up to many pages of description when a unit was in battle. Production of the diary was the responsibility of the Adjutant of the headquarters concerned. Is there any other information or documents with the diaries? Some diaries have other documentation attached, such as maps, operational orders and after-action reports.
Download or read book United States Army in the World War 1917 1919 American occupation of Germany written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seventeen-volume compilation of selected AEF records gathered by Army historians during the interwar years. This collection in no way represents an exhaustive record of the Army's months in France, but it is certainly worthy of serious consideration and thoughtful review by students of military history and strategy and will serve as a useful jumping off point for any earnest scholarship on the war. --from Foreword by William A Stofft.
Download or read book Holyoke in the Great War written by Charles Sumner Zack and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairview and Willimansett are part of Chicopee, Hampshire County, Mass.
Download or read book Infantry in Battle written by Infantry School (U.S.) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1934 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Million Dollar Barrage written by Justin G. Prince and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the twentieth century, field artillery was a small, separate, unsupported branch of the U.S. Army. By the end of World War I, it had become the “King of Battle,” a critical component of American military might. Million-Dollar Barrage tracks this transformation. Offering a detailed account of how American artillery crews trained, changed, adapted, and fought between 1907 and 1923, Justin G. Prince tells the story of the development of modern American field artillery—a tale stretching from the period when field artillery became an independent organization to when it became an equal branch of the U.S. Army. The field artillery entered the Great War as a relatively new branch. It separated from the Coast Artillery in 1907 and established a dedicated training school, the School of Fire at Fort Sill, in 1911. Prince describes the challenges this presented as issues of doctrine, technology, weapons development, and combat training intersected with the problems of a peacetime army with no good industrial base. His account, which draws on a wealth of sources, ranges from debates about U.S. artillery practices relative to those of Europe, to discussions of the training, equipping, and performance of the field artillery branch during the war. Prince follows the field artillery from its plunge into combat in April 1917 as an unprepared organization to its emergence that November as an effective fighting force, with the Meuse-Argonne Offensive proving the pivotal point in the branch’s fortunes. Million-Dollar Barrage provides an unprecedented analysis of the ascendance of field artillery as a key factor in the nation’s military dominance.
Download or read book US Army Order of Battle 1919 1941 The services air service engineers and special troops 1919 41 written by Steven E. Clay and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book An Engineer s Diary of the Great War written by Harry Spring and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Fact Sheet Private diaries of an engineer who fought in World War I. * Personal, honest, detailed, & accurate account of the wartime experiences. * Uses many photographs.
Download or read book From the Volturno to the Winter Line 6 October 15 November 1943 written by United States. War Department. General Staff and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
