Download or read book Thunder and Flames written by Edward G. Lengel and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2015-04-03 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: November 1917. The American troops were poorly trained, deficient in military equipment and doctrine, not remotely ready for armed conflict on a large scale—and they’d arrived on the Western front to help the French push back the Germans. The story of what happened next—the American Expeditionary Force’s trial by fire on the brutal battlefields of France—is told in full for the first time in Thunder and Flames. Where history has given us some perspective on the individual battles of the period—at Cantigny, Chateau Thierry, Belleau Wood, the Marne River, Soissons, and little-known Fismette—they appear here as part of a larger series of interconnected operations, all conducted by Americans new to the lethal killing fields of World War I and guided by the battle-tested French. Following the AEF from their initial landing to their emergence as an independent army in late September 1918, this book presents a complex picture of how, learning warfare on the fly, sometimes with devastating consequences, the American force played a critical role in blunting and then rolling back the German army’s drive toward Paris. The picture that emerges is at once sweeping in scope and rich in detail, with firsthand testimony conjuring the real mud and blood of the combat that Edward Lengel so vividly describes. Official reports and documents provide the strategic and historical context for these ground-level accounts, from the perspective of the Germans as well as the Americans and French. Battle by battle, Thunder and Flames reveals the cost of the inadequacies in U.S. training, equipment, logistics, intelligence, and command, along with the rifts in the Franco-American military marriage. But it also shows how, by trial and error, through luck and ingenuity, the AEF swiftly became the independent fighting force of General John “Blackjack” Pershing’s long-held dream—its divisions ultimately among the most combat-effective military forces to see the war through.
Download or read book The Thunder and the Flame written by Alexander Fullerton and published by . This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Thunder and the Flame written by Alexander Fullerton and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gods of Fire and Thunder written by Fred Saberhagen and published by JSS Literary Productions, LLC. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haraldur the northman once joined Jason on his fabled quest for the Golden Fleece, but now he wants nothing more to do with gods and adventure. Returning to his homeland for the first time in many years, he hopes only to settle down on a farm of his own—until he comes across an impenetrable wall of eldritch fire and a lovesick youth determined to breach the wall at any cost. Behind the towering flames, he is told, lies a beautiful Valkyrie trapped in an enchanted sleep, as well as, perhaps, a golden treasure beyond mortal reckoning. It is the gold that tempts Hal to agree, against his better judgment, to assist the youth in his quest. But to find a way past the fiery wall, they must first brave gnomes, ghosts, and the wrath of the gods themselves. For a mighty battle is brewing, and Hal soon finds himself caught up in a celestial conflict between Thor the Thunderer, Loki the Trickster, and most powerful of all, Wodan, the merciless Lord of Battles!
Download or read book The Thunder and the Flame Etc written by Alexander Fullerton and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flames and Thunder written by Orosl Hellfire and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what it is like to live in someone else's brain? Probably not. Well, if you are curious, read along. In this poetry book, we gathered all poems written by me in the last year. No special occasions. Just the normal, boring life of a young adult. Good moments and really dark moments. All captured in words. See what my brain is like, and you might even relate.
Download or read book Thunder and Flames written by Edward G. Lengel and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2023-06-16 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: November 1917. The American troops were poorly trained, deficient in military equipment and doctrine, not remotely ready for armed conflict on a large scale—and they’d arrived on the Western front to help the French push back the Germans. The story of what happened next—the American Expeditionary Force’s trial by fire on the brutal battlefields of France—is told in full for the first time in Thunder and Flames. Where history has given us some perspective on the individual battles of the period—at Cantigny, Chateau Thierry, Belleau Wood, the Marne River, Soissons, and little-known Fismette—they appear here as part of a larger series of interconnected operations, all conducted by Americans new to the lethal killing fields of World War I and guided by the battle-tested French. Following the AEF from their initial landing to their emergence as an independent army in late September 1918, this book presents a complex picture of how, learning warfare on the fly, sometimes with devastating consequences, the American force played a critical role in blunting and then rolling back the German army’s drive toward Paris. The picture that emerges is at once sweeping in scope and rich in detail, with firsthand testimony conjuring the real mud and blood of the combat that Edward Lengel so vividly describes. Official reports and documents provide the strategic and historical context for these ground-level accounts, from the perspective of the Germans as well as the Americans and French. Battle by battle, Thunder and Flames reveals the cost of the inadequacies in U.S. training, equipment, logistics, intelligence, and command, along with the rifts in the Franco-American military marriage. But it also shows how, by trial and error, through luck and ingenuity, the AEF swiftly became the independent fighting force of General John “Blackjack” Pershing’s long-held dream—its divisions ultimately among the most combat-effective military forces to see the war through.
Download or read book Lightning and Flames written by V. S. Holmes and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Flames written by Nathina St. Felix and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows the story of how in the beginning, the Lord created heaven, earth, and angels; however, there are other unknown beings among us. When God created the world, he used different elements. And since he is so busy, he created spirits and gave each an element. When the spirits have children with mortals, they create children that are called Elements. There is another being called Unnaturals, the children of demons and humans. God, the devil, Elements, and Unnaturals have all been at war for ages; however, there is one Element that was born with the power to change the tide of the war. This is a story of a child, Palem, being kidnapped by an Unnatural to be taken to the devil, and a mother, Jade, a fire Element, on a mission to save her son from being brought to the depths of hell.
Download or read book Fire and Thunder written by William Schwenck Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legend Of Chaos Thunder God written by Hun Sheng and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-03-07 with total page 1137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Primordial World, I am the Zhi Zun, indestructible, and the gods punish Thunder Monarch. Through the reincarnation of countless lifetimes, the heart would never change. To be a fellow sect, to be a lover, to not hesitate to become enemies with the heaven and earth. One's soul would perish, one's true spirit would perish, and one's god would perish. Then, we will see how Long Tianhao will climb to the peak and become the supreme Thunder Monarch.
Download or read book Flame and Thunder written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thunder and Lightning written by Camille Flammarion and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It would be an interesting thing to make a careful study once a year, towards the end of the summer, of the habits and customs of thunder and lightning. Perhaps in this way we should succeed one day in determining the still mysterious nature of these elusive forces. I, for my part, have been engaged upon the task for many years past. It has produced a big accumulation of records, and in this volume I can find room but for a résumé of them, as varied as possible. In my first chapter I shall present a few characteristic examples, just to give my readers some hint of this variety. Not to go too far back, let us begin with a harmless—I might almost say playful—fireball performance, of which M. Schnaufer, Professor at Marseilles, has given me the particulars. In October, 1898, the fireball in question made its appearance in a room and advanced towards a young girl who was seated at the table, her feet hanging down without touching the floor. The luminous globe moved along the floor in the girl's direction, began to rise quite near her and then round and round her, spiral fashion, darted off towards a hole in the chimney—a hole made for the stove-pipe, and closed up with glued paper—made its way up the chimney, and, on emerging into the open air, gave out upon the roof an appalling crash which shook the entire house. It was a case of coming in like a lamb and going out like a lion!
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Download or read book Thunder Buffalo s Book of Heat and Flames written by John Campbell and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a labor of love and has taken several years, but be warned, the recipes contained herein are not for the faint of heart. If you love capsicum annum, the hot pepper in all of its incarnations, this is the work just for you. Remember, common sense and a modicum of caution should always be used in handling these vegetables that you love as deeply as I do. Read, try and ENJOY!
Download or read book Thunder and Lighting written by Camille Flammarion and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
