"Immediately after the armistice was signed in November, 1918, an American journalist asked Paul von Hindenburg who won the war against Germany. He was the chief of the German General Staff, co-architect with Erich Ludendorff of Germany's Eastern Front victories and its nearly war-winning Western Front offensives, and he did not hesitate in his answer. "The American infantry," he said. He made it even more specific, telling the reporter that the final death blow for Germany was delivered by "the American infantry in the Argonne." This is the story of how the American forces did it."--Provided by publisher.

Introduction. Wrong Turn in Sarajevo -- Part I. Safe for Democracy. Too Proud to Fight -- Tipping Point -- Regimenting the Public Mind -- From Over Here to Over There -- Black Jack : John Joseph Pershing -- Part II. The American Campaigns. First Blood : Cambrai and the Somme Defensive, November 20-December 4, 1917, and March 21-April 6, 1918 -- Lys : April 9-27, 1918 -- Aisne : May 27-June 6, 1918, including the Battle of Cantigny -- Belleau Wood : June 1-26, 1918 -- Montdidier-Noyon and Champagne-Marne : June 9-13, 1918, and July 15-18, 1918, including the Battle of Chateau-Thierry -- Aisne-Marne : July 18-August 6, 1918 -- Somme Offensive : August 8-November 11, 1918 -- Oise-Aisne : August 18-November 11, 1918 -- Ypres-Lys : August 19-November 11, 1918 -- St. Mihiel : September 12-16, 1918 -- Meuse-Argonne : September 26-November 11, 1918 -- Vittorio Veneto : October 24-November 4, 1918 -- Part III. Marching into the American Century. Hall of Mirrors -- Normalcy.