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Fix Bayonets! Paperback – July 22, 2009

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The Doughboys were the American soldiers who entered the Great War in the last year of the conflict; and of their number the Marine Corps were the absolute elite. The author of this episodic but vivid series of sketches, John W. Thomason, was a Captain in the Corps, descended from a distinguished Southern military family. A natural writer, his colloquial account follows the Marines through France, giving an account of their most famous- and bloodiest - actions, including the Argonne Forest, Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Mont Blanc and St Mihiel. As well as the fighting itself, Thomason is good on off-duty anecdotes. First-hand American accounts of the Great War are rare. This is one of the best. It is profusely illustrated by the author’s own excellent drawings
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naval and Military Press (July 22, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1847349749
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1847349743
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.7 x 9.02 inches
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jcopeland
5.0 out of 5 stars one hell of a read.
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Readable and relatable. After viewing “The Pacific” and reading the books associated with it, I’m of the opinion that Marines are a breed beyond just about anyone out there. This book puts it all in perspective.
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4.0 out of 5 stars you are there
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024
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All first person view of the war. Good stories of how it was. The writing is not exciting but the soldiers all feel authentic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gritty
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This would have been a better read if the manuscript had been more closely edited. Ex: mist is spelled “m 1st”. Otherwise, a realistic glimpse of WW1.
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Jay
5.0 out of 5 stars Written in 1919, there are racist terms used.
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An excellent account of the US marines in France in WWI. It is very well written and is very readable. However, it is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. It is a graphic account of men at war, what they did and what was done to them. Neither is it for the politically weak spirited. Written in 1919, there are racist terms used. It is a product of it's time.
The art work is the author's work. The cover is one example. It is spread generously throughout the book.
Another item is that these days, and then, many claim the bayonet saw but little use. This account makes many statements to the contrary.
These men are all gone today. This book stands as an excellent account of their contribution to winning the war. I would call it a must read.

There is one curious item about the book itself. In front it says it was "bound and printed in England." On the back page of the book it says it was "made in the USA." Go figure...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Vivid first-person depiction of WW1 battles and soldiers' lives
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This book, long celebrated as one of the best novels to come out of the Great War, is a vivid, at times wrenching and moving, depiction of US soldiers' lives in and out of battle on the Western Front during the final months of 1918 before the Armistice. The author was a Marine officer there during that time, and the war scenes and events he depicts seem often to be almost non-fiction. The impact of the novel is considerably augmented by the author's numerous (and also celebrated) sketches and drawings of the soldiers, done contemporaneously on and near the battlefields portrayed in the book. This is not a history book, but an exceptional account of WW1 soldiers at the front, simply and eloquently recounted without melodrama or sentimentality.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Off center print job
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This is a great book as far as content goes, but the reprint is not so good. Dozens of pages are off center so that letters are missing on either the left or right margin. Still readable of course, but annoying.

Thomason vividly captures his first hand experience in WWI. This is a fascinating read from one man's perspective.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Written in a form that seems to have been lost ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017
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Written in a form that seems to have been lost to the 'faux-education' of current writers. You must have some degree of intellect to comprehend the author, but well worth it. It lays bare the degree of self-sacrifice that generation endured, a concept lost on current generations attitudes of service being someone else's job. It is, most importantly, a bare-bones account of life at the small unit, and even individual, level of a combat regiment of Marines. It's unromantic descriptions of actual events gives insight and affirmation to the living-legend that is the United States Marines.
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M. Padgett
1.0 out of 5 stars amateurish
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024
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Waded through half before I realized that the writing and subject matter wasn't worth my time.
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Leith Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars Horror.
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How did anyone come out of WWI sane?
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