Miracle at Belleau Wood: The Birth of the Modern U.S. Marine Corps
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In June 1918, a small force of American Marines held a farm called Les Mare near Belleau Wood, in the path of a much larger German advance. This book recounts the bloody fighting that followed, when the Marines refused to give ground and then pushed the attack back. The author argues that the struggle, which contemporaries compared to a decisive turning point of the Civil War, saved the Allied position in France and shaped the identity of the Corps. Through the experiences of the men on the line, the narrative follows the battle from its first shock to its hard-won end.
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