Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War; Volume 2: American Expeditionary Forces: Divisions

Washington DC: United States Army, Center of Military History, 1988. Reprint edition [First published in 1931]. Hardcover. Good. CMH Pub 23-2. Facsimile Reprint. x, 451, [3] pages. Tabular information. Bookplate or some other item has been removed from fep. This is part of a five volume set. VOLUME 2 only. Includes: Regular Army Divisions, National Guard Divisions, National Army Divisions, Composition of Divisions, Tables of Organization of Divisions, 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 purpose of this work by the Historical Section of the Army War College was to present the essential facts of the participation of the land forces of the United States in the World War. It deals with the command, composition, and operations of large units. This volume contains outline histories of the divisions with served in Europe during the war. Original sources, the majority of which are official papers of the War Department, for the basis. The command lists were compiled for this publication by the Adjutant General. The front lines of the divisions during battle are based primarily on a series of specials studies by the American Battle Monuments Commission and an analysis by the Historical Section of the original material on file in the War Department. Units smaller than a regiment are not shown unless they were engaged in combat. Credit for participation in an operation is given a division from the time it entered corps reserve, provided the operation was in progress, or when it assumed command of a front without passing through corps reserve.