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In 1927, at the request of his superiors, John W. Thomason set out
to chronicle the history of the U.S. Army 2nd Division,
particularly during the bloody action of 1918. A proven writer with
a solid military background through his service in the Marine Corps
and two successful books under his belt, Thomason was a natural
choice to write this important document. The project ran into
trouble, however, when Thomason made unflattering discoveries
regarding command decisions of both Army and Marine officers. His
subsequent removal from the project (probably at his own request)
left the document permanently incomplete. Here is Thomason's
manuscript, faithfully reproduced. The work of editor George Clark
is deliberately limited to matters of spelling and consistency,
with Clark's comments (clearly set apart from Thomason's work)
present only when necessary for clarification. Clark also includes
a short biography of Thomason and a brief historical sketch of the
2nd Division to place the action within the framework of the war as
a whole. Illustrations include Thomason's own maps and drawings
originally intended to accompany the work.
The Doughboys were the American soldiers who entered the Great War
in the last year of the conflict; and of their number the Marine
Corps were the absolute elite. The author of this episodic but
vivid series of sketches, John W. Thomason, was a Captain in the
Corps, descended from a distinguished Southern military family. A
natural writer, his colloquial account follows the Marines through
France, giving an account of their most famous- and bloodiest -
actions, including the Argonne Forest, Belleau Wood, Chateau
Thierry, Mont Blanc and St Mihiel. As well as the fighting itself,
Thomason is good on off-duty anecdotes. First-hand American
accounts of the Great War are rare. This is one of the best. It is
profusely illustrated by the author's own excellent drawings
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