To the Limit of Endurance: A Battalion of Marines in the Great War (C. A. Brannen) (C.A. Brannen Series)...

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To the Limit of Endurance

A Battalion of Marines in the Great War (C. A. Brannen) (C.A. Brannen Series)

Owen

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Texas A & M University Press
30 January 2014

History of the Americas; First World War; Regiments

Series: Texas A&M Uni: C.A. Brannen Series

Scholars and historians offer several theories for the crippling losses suffered by the American Expeditionary Forces on the battlefields of World War I: inexperience, poor leadership, hasty expansion of duties, and others. But until now, most of these studies have focused at the division level or higher. Now, with To the Limit of Endurance , Peter F. Owen offers a tautly worded, historically rigorous, and intensely human survey of the agonizing burden shouldered by the Second Battalion of the Sixth Regiment of U.S. Marines from its formation in Quantico, Virginia, in 1917 until the cessation of hostilities in November of the following year. In places like Belleau Wood and Soissons, these young men, led by dedicated officers, died in staggering numbers â€“ primarily because of the outmoded tactics they had learned. Owen shows how the battalion regrouped after these campaigns, however, and embarked on a period of intense retraining. By the time of the closing weeks of the war, the adjustments they had made allowed them to mold themselves into a coldly efficient military machine. Drawing on a treasure trove of surviving first-hand accounts, Owen expertly combines these individual observations with military records and archival sources to create a mosaic that provides not only a case study of how one organization grappled with transformation but also a tightly focused, ground-level view of the lives â€“ and deaths â€“ of these courageous American military men. The grueling, ultimately triumphant odyssey of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines will appeal to military historians, professional soldiers, and interested general readers.

By: Owen
Imprint: Texas A & M University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: annotated edition
Volume: 9
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9781623491567
ISBN 10: 1623491568
Series: Texas A&M Uni: C.A. Brannen Series
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 30 January 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter F. Owen is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marines. His first command was a weapons platoon in the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines. During his research for this book, he walked every battlefield on which 2/6 fought during the Great War. Owen previously annotated Carl Brannen's World War I memoir, Over There.

Reviews for To the Limit of Endurance: A Battalion of Marines in the Great War (C. A. Brannen) (C.A. Brannen Series)

Perhaps in every 10 years one worth-while history of the American experience in World War I is published. To the Limit of Endurance , in my opinion, is one such history. . . Through the author's skillful presentation of facts and figures, from predeployment training-such as it was then-the trip to France and more limited training (for trench warfare), then each of the battles during a relatively short 11 months, the battalion emerges as a first-class fighting outfit. . . By careful usage of personal memoirs and papers of participants and official records, Owen has recreated a superb rendering of life in the 4th brigade of Marines 90 years ago. His maps and diagrams are skillfully crafted, and the selection of photos is impressive. His appendixes, casualties of the battalion, and brief sketches of some of the notable, then and later, are extremely helpful, as are his notes. . . All in all, this is a fine book, which any Marine historian will be pleased to read and proud to own. I heartily recommend this as the ultimate study of one relatively small unit in its entirety-from preparation for war and finally to its war. It will definitely help junior officers and non-commissioned officers improve their skills and may even delight more senior Marines. -- Leatherback --George B. Clarke, Leatherback, June 2008