By the beginning of the twentieth century, the United States had already become an international power and a recognized force at sea, but its army remained little more than a frontier constabulary. In fact, when America finally entered World War I, the U.S. Army was still only a tenth the size of the smallest of the major European forces. Here, Bruce argues that the impact of the Franco-American relationship was of far greater significance than America's alliance with Great Britain. -- Adapted from the book jacket.

1. American volunteers in France, 1914-1917 -- 2. America embraces France: Joffre and the French Mission to the United States -- 3. The arrival of the American Expeditionary Forces in France and the crisis in French morale, April-July 1917 -- 4. The role of France in arming and training the American Expeditionary Forces -- 5. The amalgamation controversy, December 1917-February 1918 -- 6. Springtime of war: the first Franco-American battles, May-June 1918 -- 7. The second Battle of the Marne: the Franco-American battle that turned the tide -- 8. The Franco-American armies in the autumn campaigns, 1918.