Caissons Go Rolling Along :A Memoir of America in Post-World War I Germany

Publication subTitle :A Memoir of America in Post-World War I Germany

Author: Hagood   Johnson;Grant   Larry A.  

Publisher: University of South Carolina Press‎

Publication year: 2012

E-ISBN: 9781611172188

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781570039157

Subject: K81 Biography;K82 China

Keyword: 传记

Language: ENG

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Description

An engrossing portrait of war-torn Europe written by one of South Carolina's most distinguished military officers of the last century

Chapter

Chapter 1: Back with the Old Brigade: Armistice Day—Mailly-le-Camp—Haussimont—General Chamberlaine—Naval Guns—In Front of the Front—Prisoners of War—Étain—Metz—Marshal Pétain

Chapter 2: The Army Artillery: Visit to G.H.Q.—Luxemburg—Hotel Staar—66th F.A. Brigade—Blercourt—Getting Back to Normalcy—Brigade Mess—Robert

Chapter 3: On the Move: Out of Blercourt into Esch—Welcomed by the Luxemburgers— The Grand Duchesse—Cost of Living High—Mertert—Peasant Life in Luxemburg—First Glimpse of Germany

Chapter 4: Marching through Germany: Crossing the Frontier—Bitburg—The Count A. . . von A. . .n and His Wife—First Impressions Favorable—On to Hillesheim— America Crosses the Rhine—The Doctor’s Office

Chapter 5: Bassenheim: The Château—The Knights’ Hall—Extensive Gardens—Abundant Food—Well Trained Servants—Letter to the Burgomaster—General Hines at Neuwied—Christmas Eve among the Robber Barons— Over the Rhine at Coblenz

Chapter 6: Höhr-Grenzhausen: Journey’s End—Fish—Army Artillery Commander—Our Area— Command—Pottery—Billets—Brigade Commander’s Quarters— Servants—Office Space—German Prisoners

Chapter 7: Gott Strafe England—Und America Introductory—First Impressions—von Steuben—Ambassador Gerard—Hate—The Lusitania—Post War Attitude—Greeted with Flags—Servility—What are We Fighting For?

Chapter 8: Squareheads: Our Attitude towards the Germans—Atrocities—Children— Schools—No Poverty—Motor Trucks—Precedence—First Division

Chapter 9: Welfare Workers: Soldiers Want to See Some Skirts—Letter to Carter—Miss Waller and Mrs. Stevens—Y.M.C.A. Building—Shows—Y.M.C.A. Entertainers—Saving the Boxing Game—Chaplains as Managers— Selling Cigarettes—Gift Tobacco

Chapter 10: The School at Trèves: Vocational Work—Dardanelles—Working on Hunches—Augustus Treverorum—Porta Nigra—The School—Politics Back Home

Chapter 11: Belgium: Brussels—“Ouf! Ils Sont Partis!”—Louvain Victim of Frightfulness— Liège—Ludendorff’s Own Story

Chapter 12: Over the Battle Fields: Military Barriers—France and Germany—Area of the Somme, Marne and Meuse-Argonne—Order of Battle

Chapter 13: With the British: Vimy Ridge—General Morrison—Importance—Albert—Third Battle of the Somme—46th British Division—St. Quentin Canal— Bellenglise Tunnel—General Boyd—The Australians—Thiepval Heights—High Woods

Chapter 14 Who Broke the Hindenburg Line?: The Thirtieth Division—Abbéville Agreement—Plan of Operation— How It Came Out—Citations

Chapter 15: With the Americans Sedan—Stenay—Grand Pré—Amiens—Cantigny

Chapter 16 With the Americans (Cont’d.): Château Thierry—General Situation—Holding the Bridge—The Second Division—Who Signed the Chit?—Big Bertha—The Third Division—What Makes ’em Fight?

Chapter 17: With the French Soissons—First Visit to the Front—Chemin des Dames—Soissons’ Last Fight—Laon and Rheims—Verdun—The Human Soup Bowl— Guests of the French Government—The Big Battle—Au Revoir

Chapter 18: Homeward Bound: Heavy Snow—Hôtel Porta Nigra—Waffles and Syrup—Back in Beastly Germany—Chamberlaine’s Story—Shake-ups in the Brigade—Big News—Trip to Italy—Demonstration against Wilson—What about George Washington?—C’est Fini

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

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