tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post7055833032953053392..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces — reviewed by Peter L. Belmonte snielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-63956710301076886982014-06-21T18:31:42.526-07:002014-06-21T18:31:42.526-07:00It seems that the AEF succeeded in the Meuse-Argon...It seems that the AEF succeeded in the Meuse-Argonne by brute force and by adapting tactics "on the fly." The trench warfare vs. open warfare debate is, in my opinion, a bit overstated. Offensive action was needed, but a reliance on only rifle fire was dangerous. The AEF learned to integrate auxiliary and support weapons such as machine guns, Stokes mortars, and 37mm "one-pounder&Pete Belmontenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-88792453048182392512014-06-20T20:28:17.410-07:002014-06-20T20:28:17.410-07:00Sounds like a good book. The more I read, the mor...Sounds like a good book. The more I read, the more I am convinced that the AEF was poorly trained and completely unprepared in terms of tactics and skills when it came up against a well entrenced enemy in the Meuse Argonne. Clark Shillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643842847976162539noreply@blogger.com