BELLEAU WOOD AND THE AMERICAN ARMY

The 2nd and 26th Divisions (June and July 1918)

Captain R. Andriot of the French Army

VG. Paper covers, stapled. (Washington, DC: Belleau Wood Memorial Association). No date (circa 1923). Fold-out map. 18 pages.

One of the earliest histories of the Battle of Belleau Wood, this account by a Captain in the French Army, provides a brief, day-by-day account of the actions of the 2nd and 26th Divisions in the taking of Belleau Wood and surrounding village. Also provided is a brief history of the 1923 dedication ceremony of the American Aisne-Marne Cemetery at the foot of Belleau Wood, at which Marshal Foch and General Harbord were present.

SCARCE. This pamphlet was reprinted a few years ago by the the Brass Hat. This, however, is a copy of the original edition.

$165.00