Squandered Victory: The American First Army at St. Mihiel

Very good reading of the war to end all wars. Detail review of what happened in the St. Mihiel area. Good account of brave American combat and courage. Book does not put down any group fighting there. A little bit of how the Germans prepared for the battles against us.

Mr. Hallas makes a convincing case that had it not been for the machinations of French Field Marshel Foch and other Allies, the U.S. First Army might have broken through to Metz in September 1918, shortening the war and saving the 120.000 American casualties in the Meuse-Argonne battle which followed. This clear combat narrative is enhanced by details of units and individual soldiers, of one of the finesr armies America ever fielded. Maps, photos, and Praeger Publications' usual excellent index.