David R. Woodward is Emeritus Professor of History at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.

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• Introduction; 1. Birth of a modern army; 2. World war and American preparedness; 3. Coercive power and Wilsonian diplomacy; 4. You're in the army now; 5. US Army doctrine and industrialized trench warfare; 6. Over where?; 7. AEF organization, overseas training and deployment; 8. Will the Americans arrive in time?; 9. Failed expectations: 'the military establishment of the US has fallen down'; 10. Atlantic ferry; 11. Neck of the bottle; 12. Uncertain times; 13. Cantigny; 14. Into the breach; 15. American soldiers in North Russia and Siberia; 16. The beginning of the end; 17. Establishment of the American First Army and St Mihiel; 18. Meuse-Argonne: September 26–October 31; 19. Breakout, November 1–11; 20. Epilogue; Bibliography.

David R. Woodward is Emeritus Professor of History at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.

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• Introduction; 1. Birth of a modern army; 2. World war and American preparedness; 3. Coercive power and Wilsonian diplomacy; 4. You're in the army now; 5. US Army doctrine and industrialized trench warfare; 6. Over where?; 7. AEF organization, overseas training and deployment; 8. Will the Americans arrive in time?; 9. Failed expectations: 'the military establishment of the US has fallen down'; 10. Atlantic ferry; 11. Neck of the bottle; 12. Uncertain times; 13. Cantigny; 14. Into the breach; 15. American soldiers in North Russia and Siberia; 16. The beginning of the end; 17. Establishment of the American First Army and St Mihiel; 18. Meuse-Argonne: September 26–October 31; 19. Breakout, November 1–11; 20. Epilogue; Bibliography.

David R. Woodward is Emeritus Professor of History at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.

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• Introduction; 1. Birth of a modern army; 2. World war and American preparedness; 3. Coercive power and Wilsonian diplomacy; 4. You're in the army now; 5. US Army doctrine and industrialized trench warfare; 6. Over where?; 7. AEF organization, overseas training and deployment; 8. Will the Americans arrive in time?; 9. Failed expectations: 'the military establishment of the US has fallen down'; 10. Atlantic ferry; 11. Neck of the bottle; 12. Uncertain times; 13. Cantigny; 14. Into the breach; 15. American soldiers in North Russia and Siberia; 16. The beginning of the end; 17. Establishment of the American First Army and St Mihiel; 18. Meuse-Argonne: September 26–October 31; 19. Breakout, November 1–11; 20. Epilogue; Bibliography.