Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War; Volume 1: American Expeditionary Forces: General Headquarters, Armies, Army Corps, Services of Supply, Separate Forces

Washington DC: United States Army, Center of Military History, 1988. Reprint edition [First published in 1937]. Hardcover. Very good. CMH Pub 23-1. Facsimile Reprint. xiv, 412 pages. Tabular information. This is part of a five volume set. VOLUME 1 only. Includes a comparison of French and German Clock Time, 1918, Calendar, and abbreviations. The concise and unique data in the Order of Battle is central to any serious examination of the Army's involvement in World War I. This present command rosters of larger organizations, tables depicting their order of battle, their composition at important periods, and under :Record of Events: a chronological resume of the principal events regarding the organization and its operations. In publishing this facsimile reprint, the Center has made some formatting changes to assist the modern reader, but the original text is unchanged. Volumes I and 2 are reprinted intact. Volume 3, originally in two parts, is now produced in three with a new appendix "Posts, Camps, and Stations Index." which has been added to part 2. In increasing numbers, military historians are coming to realize that the Army's experience in World War I offer students of the profession of arms a vase classroom in which they might study the many facets of their subject. The Order of Battle is not a definitive guide, but it is a fine place to begin any in-depth study of that mighty war. The Work covers the Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces, Services of Supply, The First, Second and Third Armies, The First through Ninth Army Corps, the French Colonial Corps, XVII Corps and XXXIII Corps (while service American Armies), The American Expeditionary Force, North Russia, The American Expeditionary Force, Siberia, American Forces, France and American Forces Germany.