With the Help of God and a Few Marines: The Battles of Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood - Catlin, Albertus W.
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An Account of the United States Marines' Service in Two of the Most Important Battles Fought by American Forces in World War I Written by the Marines' commanding officer in the field and considered among the finest American memoirs from World War I, "With the Help of God and a Few Marines" is notable for its description of what it means to be a United States Marine--an account as relevant today as it was nearly a century ago--and its straightforward depiction of life and death on the Western Front in the last months of the war.

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An Account of the United States Marines' Service in Two of the Most Important Battles Fought by American Forces in World War I Written by the Marines' commanding officer in the field and considered among the finest American memoirs from World War I, "With the Help of God and a Few Marines" is notable for its description of what it means to be a United States Marine--an account as relevant today as it was nearly a century ago--and its straightforward depiction of life and death on the Western Front in the last months of the war.
Autorenporträt
ALBERTUS W. CATLIN (1868-1933), Naval Academy graduate and Brigadier General of the United States Marine Corps, was a career officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Mexican Revolution. While leading his troops at the Battle of Belleau Wood, he was wounded by a sniper, an injury that ultimately claimed his life.