To the Limit of Endurance
A Battalion of Marines in the Great War
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This book by Peter F. Owens examines the deployment and combat experience of a U.S.
Marine battalion in France during World War I, focusing on the brutal assaults on entrenched German positions and the high human cost of trench warfare.
Owens explores how Marines adapted tactically to machine guns, barbed wire, and fortifications while enduring heavy casualties.
Drawing on unit records and firsthand accounts, the book highlights the organizational and psychological strains faced by battalions in prolonged attritional fighting.
It situates the Marine experience within larger Allied operations in 1918 and discusses how training and leadership affected unit resilience.
The work is intended for readers interested in battlefield-level studies of World War I and military endurance.
Marine battalion in France during World War I, focusing on the brutal assaults on entrenched German positions and the high human cost of trench warfare.
Owens explores how Marines adapted tactically to machine guns, barbed wire, and fortifications while enduring heavy casualties.
Drawing on unit records and firsthand accounts, the book highlights the organizational and psychological strains faced by battalions in prolonged attritional fighting.
It situates the Marine experience within larger Allied operations in 1918 and discusses how training and leadership affected unit resilience.
The work is intended for readers interested in battlefield-level studies of World War I and military endurance.
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