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The Lost Battalion
The Lost Battalion
Author: Thomas M. Johnson, Fletcher Pratt
For a generation the Lost Battalion exemplified the best of America’s involvement in World War I. Until World War II pushed the Lost Battalion out of the national memory with its own scenes of horror and heroism, mention of the unit’s name summoned up what America admired in its soldiers: unpretentious courage, dogged resistance, and...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780803276130
ISBN-10: 0803276133
Publication Date: 5/1/2000
Pages: 338
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Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Book Type: Paperback
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MELNELYNN avatar reviewed The Lost Battalion on + 669 more book reviews
If you are at all interested in WWI or the US Army and it's traditions, read this book. It was written in the 30's based on documentation and interviews with the living participants. One of the writers was a correspondent. They spin a very lively tale about the "Lost Batallion", a group of men that advance "without regards to their flanks" during an offensive in WWI and get cut-off.
The story is grand. It's filled with heroism, cowardice, triumph and tragedy.


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