Title | Author | Edition | Summary |
Professional Notes | Copyright, 1918, The New York Times | MCG September 1918 | “2D DIVISION HAS WON A RECORD FOR VALOR” |
CAPTURE OF HILL 142, BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD, AND CAPTURE OF BOURESCHES | Maj Edwin N. McClellan | MCG September 1920 | “While fighting was continuous, and attacks and counter-attacks were numerous, during the period June 6-26, 1918, inclusive, and all battalions served on the actual front, the Marines made seven main attacks…” |
THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD | Maj Edwin N. McClellan | MCG December 1920 | “The description of the operations of the Fourth Brigade of Marines in the Chateau-Thierry sector of the Marne salient up to June 14, 1918, inclusive, is contained in previous numbers of the MARINE CORPS GAZETTE, and this article describes the remainder of these operations.” |
Bois de la Brigade de Marine | Adaptation by J. D. Wilmeth, 1stLt Inf., USA | MCG March 1939 | “Based on the Personal Experience, Monographs of Major R. E. Messersmith, and Captains H. L. Larsen and R. E. Knapp, U.S.M.C., prepared at the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga.” |
…and Belleau Wood | Capt R. L. Johnson | MCG June 1955 | “In June 1918, the world watched a new Marine Brigade meet its test of combat” |
Belleau Wood | Col John W. Thomason, Jr. | MCG November 1959 | “The story of the Marines at Belleau Wood has been told many times, especially in November when the Marine Corps Birthday and Armistice Day are remembered. Never, we think, has this story been told better than by the late Col John W. Thomason, Jr., USMC.” |
Belleau Wood | MajGen M. L. Krulewitch, USMCR | MCG November 1971 | “Four Commandants served at Belleau Wood. So did Sgt Krulewitch, who gives this first-hand account of one of the Corps’ finest hours.” |
A Brigade of Marines | LtGen M. H. Silverthorn, USMC (Ret) | MCG November 1971 | “This article is my attempt to describe a time and a place when duty and patriotism reigned supreme, and when men did not hesitate to give their lives for unselfish reasons.” |
Belleau Wood Revisited | Col Richard H. Esau, Jr. | MCG November 1981 | “A visit to a historic battleground with a veteran of the action is a privilege few Marines are accorded.” |
Belleau Wood Remembered | Emil J. Stefanacci | MCG July 1983 | “On 30 June 1918, in admiration of the Marines’ fighting prowess, the commanding general of the French Sixth Army decreed, ‘Henceforth in all official papers, Belleau Wood shall bear the name Bois de la Brigade de Marine.'” |
Belleau Wood and the Marines | Agostino von Hassell | MCG November 1983 | “It is the trees that tell the story. When the last survivor of the battle is dead, the remaining trees will still display their pathetic scars.” |
Belleau Wood Seventy Years Later | Agostino von Hassell | MCG November 1988 | “The U.S. Marine Corps still carries many … scars, having made the experience of World War I a living tradition, an unforgettable lesson still applied today.” |
Belleau Wood | Louise Park | MCG June 1993 | “There are few places that mean as much to Marines as this hallowed ground in France.” |
Belleau Wood: The Cates Diary | 1stLt Clifton B. Cates | MCG June 1998 | The diary of 1stLt Clifton B. Cates, 96th Company, second Battalion, 6th Marines, from Belleau Wood in France 80 years ago is presented. |
Visiting Belleau Wood | David C. Homsher | MCG June 1998 | “The right guide brought a new dimension to this historian’s battlefield tour.” |
Belleau Wood Pilgrimage | Col Michael C. Howard, USMCR | MCG June 2002 | “The Battle of Belleau Wood and the area itself still provide a mystical attraction.” |
Belleau Wood | Alexander Merrow, Capt Gregory Starace, & Agostino von Hassell | MCG MONTH YEAR | “From the German perspective.” |
The Battle of Belleau Wood | SSgt Rudy R. Frame | MCG November 2013 | “A battle analysis of U.S. Marine Corps actions and follow-on effects within the organization” |
Battle of Belleau Wood | Sgt Nicholas Joiner | MCG November 2013 | “The attack on Hill 142 overwhelmed the retreating French soldiers with fear, but strengthened the Marines’ will to thrust forward into a timeless victory that solidified our place among the elite fighting organizations of the world.” |
Belleau Wood: A brigade’s human dynamics | Maj Ralph Stoney Bates, Sr., USMC (Ret) | MCG November 2015 | “‘The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle.'” |
Belleau Wood | Capt James Skeffington | MCG June 2018 | 2018 Marine Corps University Belleau Wood Essay Contest: Overall Winner |
A Battle to Remember | SSgt Matthew Hannula | MCG June 2018 | 2018 Marine Corps University Belleau Wood Essay Contest: Second-Place Winner |
Army Generals, Expert Riflemen, Rogue Reporters, and Devil Dogs | Col Maria McMillen | MCG June 2018 | 2018 Marine Corps University Belleau Wood Essay Contest: Third-Place Winner |
The Everlasting Impact of Belleau Wood | LCpl Henry Luu | MCG June 2018 | 2018 Marine Corps University Belleau Wood Essay Contest: Fourth-Place Winner |
Battle of Belleau Wood | LtCol Michael “Kiwi” Kelly, USMC (Ret) | MCG June 2018 | “For any attempt to learn, the lesson needs to be placed in its true context to make the learning experience of value. The following is offered as a primer to help put Belleau Wood in its proper context.” |
The Battle of Belleau Wood | Bradley J. Meyer | MCG June 2018 | “Why the Marines won” |
Information Warfare at the Battle of Belleau Wood | Capt Scott Haviland, SSgt William Correa, Sgt Erika Poole, LCpl Joseph Garris, & LCpl Travis Jones | MCG September 2018 | “A more contemporary quote by former CG, 1st MarDiv, James N. Mattis, bolsters Marine morale and erodes the will of potential adversaries: “No greater friend, no worse enemy.”” |
The Agony of Victory | Maj Barrett Bradstreet | MCG May 2019 | “Learning at Belleau Wood and learning from Belleau Wood” |
Battle of Belleau Wood | LtCol Michael “Kiwi” Kelly, USMC (Ret) | MCG November 2020 | “Setting aside momentarily the emotional connection to Belleau Wood, the two key lessons identified, and more importantly learned, from Belleau Wood were: the ramifications of industrial-level warfare that the Corps’ leadership took forward with them into World War II and the von Clausewitz concept of the human factor in war…” |