{"product_id":"9781493032891-miracle-at-belleau-wood-the-birth-of-the-modern-u-s-marine-corps","title":"Axelrod Alan Author Of How America Wo - Miracle At Belleau Wood The Birth Of The Modern U. S. Marine Corps - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: Now in paperback! Military Book Club Main Selection History Book Club Featured Alternate* The battle that transformed a group of common soldiers into the modern - day Marine Corps Miracle at Belleau Wood begins in June 1918 at Les Mare Farm in France with just 200 U. S. marines who spilled their blood to prevail against impossible odds resisting an overwhelming German force of thousands and turned the battle back against the enemy saved Paris saved France and saved the Allied hope of victory. Called the Gettysburg of the Great War by many at the time it rescued America and its allies from almost certain defeat. This book tells the riveting story of the modern marines as America's fiercest and most effective warriors the world's preeminent fighting elite. Miracle at Belleau Wood is the story of an epoch - making battle - - a battle that elevated the Corps to legendary status and forever burned them into the American imagination. Praise for Miracle at Belleau Wood Axelrod brings us back vividly to the shocking casualties of the war to end all wars. Bing West author of No True Glory former Assistant Secretary of Defense Alan Axelrod has perfectly captured the embodiment of U. S. Marines and their unparalleled Esprit de Corps . A must read! Jay Kopelman author of the best - selling From Baghdad with Love Axelrod is one of America's great military historians. He's done it this time with riveting non - stop action that reads like the best of Hemingway's frontline reports plus the Marine Corps novels of W. E. B. Griffin. Axelrod pushes you right into the action onto the battlefield and never lets up. Paul B. Farrell JD Ph D syndicated columnist for Dow Jones's Market Watch former Staff Sergeant in the US Marine Corps Praise for Patton: A Biography Like Patton at his best: polished precise and persuasive. Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Miracle At Belleau Wood The Birth Of The Modern U. S. Marine Corps\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Axelrod Alan Author Of How America Wo\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781493032891\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 280 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 5\/1\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Military History","brand":"Axelrod Alan Author Of How America Wo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49617576722737,"sku":"IN-G-9781493032891","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781493032891.jpg?v=1724637428","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781493032891-miracle-at-belleau-wood-the-birth-of-the-modern-u-s-marine-corps","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}