The AEF Way of War

This book provides the most comprehensive examination of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) combat doctrine and methods ever published.

Mark E. Grotelueschen is a Lieutenant Colonel in the USAF. He holds degrees from the USAF Academy, the University of Calgary and Texas A&M University. He is the author of Doctrine under Trial: American Artillery Employment in World War I (2001). He has twice served as a Professor of History at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, holding the positions of Deputy for Military History, Deputy for American History, and Chair of the Africa Area Studies Group. He is currently serving on the staff of the United States Air Forces Africa Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

"Mark Grotelueschen has written one of the most important works on the AEF, and indeed on the history of the modern US Army, to appear in the last twenty years." -Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College "I find this to be an invaluable work..." -Douglas V. Johnson, The Journal of Military History "The book dutifullly raises the age-old question of how an army must go about evaluating and validating its doctrine." -Dr. Douglas V. Johnson II, Parameters "This is a compelling and important book. [Grotelueschen's] research is deep, his writing is lucid and presentation sound, and his main points are intriguing and relevant..." -William Thomas Allison, Reviews in American History "Grotelueschen's book goes beyond the well known stories of Belleau Wood and the Argonne Forest to describe how the AEF adapted to combact in France...With the final veterans of the "Great War" passing away, Grotelueschen provides a distinguished critique of their battlefield success. His book is a must for anyone interested in World War I and the development of US Army doctrine." -Maj. Jeffrey P. Joyce, Air Power History "Grotlueschen does an excellent job of describing the problems that soldiers in this conflict had to face." -Stephen A. Bourque, H-War "A valuable look at the Doughboys." -A. A. Nofi, The NYMAS Review