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by J. Michael Miller Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2020. Pp. xviii, 472. Illus., maps, append., notes, biblio., index. $65.00. ISBN: 0700629564 The Devil Dogs in the Great War The 4 th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons manages to do several things at once, and do them well. The author writes a first rate military history of the 4 th Marine Brigade at war in 1918, with particular focus on the bitter battles at Belleau Wood and Soissons. The narrative meticulously describes the tactical and operational levels of the battles. At Belleau Wood Miller follows shattered platoons and individual Marines crawling through wheat fields raked by German machine guns. The narrative, however, captures more than combat action. As an engagement progresses, Miller weaves in short, empathetic personal histories of individual Marines and soldiers involved in the battle. When relevant he includes individuals, military and civilian, who supported or affecte

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