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MASTER OF MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE THESIS APPROVAL PAGE ............ iii
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................................................v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... vi
ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................... viii
ILLUSTRATIONS ............................................................................................................ ix
TABLES ..............................................................................................................................x
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................1
Thesis Statement ............................................................................................................. 2
Literature Review ........................................................................................................... 2
Scope ............................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 ORGANIZING A DIVISION......................................................................11
Training At Camp Lewis .............................................................................................. 16
Leadership and Command and Control .................................................................... 19
Movement and Maneuver ......................................................................................... 21
Fires ........................................................................................................................... 25
Departing For Europe ................................................................................................... 26
Training In France ........................................................................................................ 29
CHAPTER 3 THE MEUSE-ARGONNE ..........................................................................32
The Wild West Division In The Meuse-Argonne ......................................................... 34
26 September - Day One–Over the top ..................................................................... 34
27-28 September–Eclisfontaine and Epinonville ...................................................... 36
29 September–Gesnes ............................................................................................... 39
Command and Control .................................................................................................. 42
Movement and Maneuver ............................................................................................. 46
Fires .............................................................................................................................. 51
CHAPTER 4 THE BATTLE OF YPRES-LYS .................................................................56
The Front in Belgium .................................................................................................... 59
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