What The War Teaches Or The Greatest Lessons Of 1917 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from History of the Seventy-Eighth Division in the World War: 1917-18-19 The real spirit of The American Expeditionary Forces in France which enabled such splendid, decisive accomplishment, was that of All For One-One For All. This was well exemplified in the Lightning 78th Division, from its able commander, Major General James H. McRae, right down to the last man in the fighting ranks. Team- Work And Co-Operation in the common cause were ever their watchwords. The finely balanced brigades, regiments, battalions and companies, youthfully enthusiastic, confident, and determined were always quick to help the troubled neighbor on the right or left of their line. Never whining, no matter how heavy or severe their task, promptly and cheerfully did they enter it, with no thought of self or possible heralding of fame. Many, very many indeed, were the unusually brave, heroic deeds performed by men and officers alike; hundreds of which will forever remain untold, sealed as they are, upon the lips of death for frequently, all observers perished in the exploits. It would require volumes to fully set forth the intimate details of the many known immortal deeds of individuals and combat units of the 78th Division, in its comparatively short but thoroughly strenuous fighting career - that must be left to another time and a pen truly capable of doing them proper honor. The purpose of this book is to set forth in a fairly comprehensive manner, the birth; development; activities and achievements of a representative American combat division, composed of more than 25,000 fine, upstanding, virile Americans who dropped the plow, the tool-kit and the pen to become Crusaders all; willing to shed their life's blood - as many did - for a great and noble cause; thinking not of citations, or glittering decorations; thinking only of doing their "bit." Every possible care has been taken to insure accuracy and completeness in this permanent record of the divisions activities. The actual battle-maps, original orders and messages have been freely consulted and carefully checked, numerous photographs of the battle-fronts, maps and orders have been reproduced with other illustrations that will enable every man who served with the division to have a thorough comprehension of the "whys and wherefors" of the strict discipline; seemingly needless haste; long, forced marches; trying orders; gruelling tasks and other unpleasant experiences of war days which may have grated then, but that now - with the lapse of time, and a more complete and mature understanding of the great American operations, stand out clearly as part of the price necessary to win battles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.