World's War Events

Nineteen dispatches from the war's last two years, told by the people who were there — a destroyer officer's diary, Pershing's own report, the raid on Zeebrugge, the fighting Czecho-Slovaks — ending with the Armistice terms and the treaties that redrew the map.

The American Army in Europe

32 pages in this part of World's War Events.

The American Army in Europe

WITH French and British armies at their maximum strength, and all efforts to dispossess the enemy from his firmly intrenched positions in…

The American Army in Europe: France-Bordeaux

The eventual place the American Army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the vital questions of…

The American Army in Europe: Service

Organization of the Service of Supply.

The American Army in Europe: Government

Our entry into the war found us with few of the auxiliaries necessary for its conduct in the modern sense. Among our most important…

The American Army in Europe: Division

On April 26 the First Division had gone into the line in the Montdidier salient on the Picardy battle front. Tactics had been suddenly…

The American Army in Europe: Paris

The Germans' Aisne offensive, which began on May 27, had advanced rapidly toward the River Marne and Paris, and the Allies faced a crisis…

The American Army in Europe: Soissons

First and Second in the thrust toward Soissons.

The American Army in Europe: Thirty-second

The Third Division had made its advance into Roncheres Wood on the 29th and was relieved for rest by a brigade of the Thirty-second. The…

The American Army in Europe: Fifth

From Les Eparges around the nose of the salient at St. Mihiel to the Moselle River the line was roughly 40 miles long and situated on…

The American Army in Europe: Malancourt

Our right flank was protected by the Meuse, while our left embraced the Argonne Forest whose ravines, hills, and elaborate defense screened…

The American Army in Europe: Twenty-seventh

The Twenty-seventh and the Thirtieth with the British. Other Divisions attached to the Allied armies were doing their part. It was the…

The American Army in Europe: Thirty-sixth

Second and Thirty-sixth with the French.

The American Army in Europe: Thirty-seventh

Meanwhile we were not only able to continue the battle, but our Thirty-seventh and Ninety-first Divisions were hastily withdrawn from our…

The American Army in Europe: Department

The Quartermaster Department has had difficult and various tasks, but it has more than met all demands that have been made upon it. Its…

The American Army in Europe: Ireland

IN conformity with instructions contained in the reference, the following preliminary statement is herewith submitted in regard to United…

The American Army in Europe: Naval

Naval Headquarters in London and Ireland. (1) United States naval headquarters, London. (2) United States naval activities in Ireland. (a)…

The American Army in Europe: Brest

Naval air stations, III. ACTIVITIES IN COOPERATION WITH THE FRENCH. (1) Naval staff representative, Paris. (2) United States naval…

The American Army in Europe: Council

Under the Allied Naval War Council.

The American Army in Europe: Supreme

The Allied Naval Council has advisory functions only and has liaison with the Supreme War Council, with a view to coordinating and unifying…

The American Army in Europe: Fleet

Rear Admiral Rodman's command. (a) Battleship Division Nine of the Atlantic Fleet, under the command of Rear Admiral Rodman, has…

The American Army in Europe: British

Capacity for self-maintenance. (c) It is pleasing to record that the efficiency of this unit in gunnery, engineering, and seamanship is…

The American Army in Europe: Plymouth

Subchaser Detachment One, based on Plymouth, Captain L. A. Cotten, had been operating for some time. A very compact and efficient base was…

The American Army in Europe: Killingholme

Seaplanes at Killingholme. (b) The United States Seaplane Station, Killingholme, Commander K. Whiting, is under the vice admiral commanding…

The American Army in Europe: Vice

Aside from the cooperation effected by the force commander with the French Ministry of Marine through the naval staff representative in…

The American Army in Europe: France

At the end of the fiscal year United States naval forces in France are stated to have been escorting troops into France at the rate of…

The American Army in Europe: French

French divided into districts (a) Coastal Districts in France.--The north and west coasts of France are divided into districts which…

The American Army in Europe: Pauillac

Stations for seaplanes, dirigibles and balloons. (b) There are eight sea-plane stations, three dirigible stations, and three kite-balloon…

The American Army in Europe: Knights

Knights of Columbus. (b) In at least one place the Knights of Columbus were found established in a commodious building with all in…

The American Army in Europe: Navy

Furthermore, this large body of men, which occupies the position of the advance guard of the Navy, as a whole have so conducted themselves…

The American Army in Europe: Lincoln

On May 31, 1918, the President Lincoln was returning to America from a voyage to France. and was in line formation with the U.S.S…

The American Army in Europe: Warrington

At about 11 p.m. a white light flashing in the blackness of the night-it was very dark-was sighted, and very shortly it was found that the…

The American Army in Europe: Paymaster

Of the 715 men present all told on board, it was found after the muster that 3 officers and 23 men were lost with the ship and that 1…

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