"The great battle of the Meuse-Argonne was the costliest conflict in American history, with 26,000 men killed and tens of thousands wounded. Involving 1.2 million American troops over 47 days, it ended on November 11 - what we now know as Armistice Day - and brought an end to World War I, but at a great price. Distinguished historian Robert Ferrell now looks back at this monumental struggle to create the definitive study of the battle - and to determine just what made it so deadly."

Includes maps of: Approximate Routes Followed by Invading German Armies, 1914; Western Front; Ground Gained by German Offensives, March and April 1918; Ground Gained by German Offensives, May-July 1918; French-American Counteroffensive, July 18, 1918; German Withdrawal Positions, Aisne-Marne Salient; Plan of Attack of First Army, September 12, 1918; Strategic Features Influencing Selection of Lorraine Front; Plan of Attack of First Army, September 26, 1918; Ground Gained by First Army, September 26-October 3, 1918; 35th Division's Sector; Panorama Looking North from Vauquois Hill; Subsector of the 77th Division; Plan of Flank Attack of First Army against Argonne Forest, October 7, 1918; Plan of Attack East of the Meuse, October 8, 1918; Ground Gained on Heights of the Meuse, October 8-30, 1918; Plan of Attack of First Army, October 4, 1918; Plan of Attack of First Army, October 14, 1918; Ground Gained by First Army West of Meuse River, October 4-31, 1918; Ground Gained near Grandpre by 77th and 78th Divisions, October 10-31, 1918; Operations of First Army, November 1-11, 1918; Ground Gained near Barricourt Heights, November 1-2, 1918; American and Allied Attacks on Western Front, September 26-November 11, 1918; Plan of Proposed American-French Attack, November 14, 1918; Ground Gained by First Army, November 1-11, 1918.

Preparation -- The American Expeditionary Forces -- First days -- The 35th Division -- Ending the enfilade -- The Kriemhilde Stellung -- Reorganization -- Breakout -- Victory.