The United States Infantry: An Illustrated History, 1775-1918

by Gregory J.W. Urwin

Book Overview

American infantrymen served their country in the fury of battle with muskets, rifles, bayonets, and bare hands. Gregory J.W. Urwin narrates the history of these men from their colonial origins through the War of 1812, the Mexican War, Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, and finally to their painful coming of age in 1918, as a world-class combat force on the fields of France in World War I. He describes their strategic and tactical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806132175
• ISBN13: 9780806132174
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.7"