The Doughboys were the American soldiers who entered the Great War in the last year of the conflict; and of their number the Marine Corps were the absolute elite.
The author of this episodic but vivid series of sketches, John W.
Thomason, was a Captain in the Corps, descended from a distinguished Southern military family.
A natural writer, his colloquial account follows the Marines through France, giving an account of their most famous- and bloodiest - actions, including the Argonne Forest, Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Mont Blanc and St Mihiel.
As well as the fighting itself, Thomason is good on off-duty anecdotes.
First-hand American accounts of the Great War are rare.
This is one of the best.
It is profusely illustrated by the author's own excellent drawings.
Naval & Military Press Fix bayonets!, hardcover/jr. thomason, john w.
