Major Palmer writes of the Army in France "through its phases of building, training, fighting, and of unremitting effort until we had won the Saint-Mihiel salient and broken the old German line in the Argonne battle." - From his note to the reader, page [vii]

Pershing goes to France -- Our great project -- The first troops arrive -- They go to Lorraine -- Hard training -- A blue print era -- Many problems -- Building an organization -- Faith in the rifle -- Some firsts for the First -- Three more divisions -- Pulling upstream -- The other "Over there" -- The secretary comes -- Everyday fighting -- All we have -- Our first offensive -- A call from the Marne -- Holding the Paris road -- Belleau Wood and Vaux -- Wounded and prisoners -- Divisions with the English -- Our Army travels -- Busy days for the C.-in-C. -- Resolute stonewalling -- We strike back -- Driving towards Soissons -- Vierzy and Berzy-le-Sec -- Forward from Château-Thierry -- The heights of the Ourcq -- To the Vesle -- Saint Mihiel -- We take the Salient -- Our Argonne Battle -- Aviation -- The great project realized.