Days of Perfect Hell: The U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, October-November 1918

by Peter L. Belmonte

Overview

Nearly 100 years ago, on October 4, 1918, on a muddy, poison gas-soaked hillside in France, the U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment jumped-off amidst a hail of shell fire and machine-gun fire to begin the final push to end World War I. For the next 39 days, with little respite, the regiment fought desperately against a determined, well-armed foe. This is the story of a single regiment in a successful, highly acclaimed “Regular Army” division, during the greatest American battle to date. This is not a dry recitation of facts, but an in-depth examination of a single regiment that allows the reader to appreciate the intricacies of small-unit action and the problems associated with leading platoons, companies, and battalions in battle during the Great War, while at the same time depicting the human drama associated with the terrible carnage

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764349218
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	09/29/2015
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Peter L. Belmonte is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and freelance historian. He has written extensively on immigration and military history, and his current studies focus on the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.