Getting them over there : transport of the American Expeditionary Force from the United States to the western front during the First World War / by Adolf Carlson. [199-?]

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Getting them over there : transport of the American Expeditionary Force from the United States to the western front during the First World War / by Adolf Carlson. [199-?]

18, [2] leaves, 43 leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...

Carlson, Adolf, 1947-

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