{"product_id":"blood-in-the-argonne-the-lost-battalion-of-world-war-i-hardback-9780806136967","title":"Blood in the Argonne; The \"\"Lost Battalion\"\" of World War I (Hardback) 9780806136967","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBlood in the Argonne\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe \"\"Lost Battalion\"\" of World War I\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan D. Gaff (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780806136967\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 October 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages, 50 black \u0026amp; white illustrations, 3 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.675 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this unique history of the \"\"Lost Battalion\"\" of World War I, Alan D. Gaff tells for the first time the story of the 77th Division from the perspective of the soldiers in the ranks.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn October 2, 1918, Maj. Charles W. Whittlesey led the 77th Division in a successful attack on German defenses in the Argonne Forest of northeastern France. His unit, comprised of men of a wide mix of ethnic backgrounds from New York City and the western states, was not a battalion nor was it ever \"\"lost,\"\" but once a newspaper editor applied the term \"\"lost battalion\"\" to the episode, it stuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGaff draws from new, unimpeachable sources - such as sworn testimony by soldiers who survived the ordeal - to correct the myths and legends and to reveal what really happened in the Argonne Forest during early October 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52551735771416,"sku":"9780806136967","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/blood-in-the-argonne-the-lost-battalion-of-world-war-i-hardback-9780806136967","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}