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Battle of Belleau Wood

LtCol Michael “Kiwi” Kelly, USMC (Ret)
Gazette
June 2018

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Belleau Wood Remembered

Emil J. Stefanacci
Gazette
July 1983

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Belleau Wood Pilgrimage

Col Michael C. Howard, USMCR
Gazette
June 2002

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Battle of Belleau Wood

Sgt Nicholas Joiner
Gazette
November 2013

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Belleau Wood Revisted

Col Richard H. Esau, Jr.
Gazette
November 1981

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Belleau Wood Seventy Years Later

Agostino von Hassell
Gazette
November 1988

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Belleau Wood from the German Perspective

Alexander Merrow, Capt Gregory Starace, Agostino von Hassell
Gazette
November 2008

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…and Belleau Wood

Capt R.L. Johnson
Gazette
June 1955

Maps

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Soissons and Vicinity Second Battle of the Marne
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2D Division Aisne Defensive
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Battle of Belleau Wood, June 2 – June 25, 1918
Aisne-Marne Counteroffensive, June – July, 1918
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German 1918 Spring Offensives
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Belleau Wood Situation Map
The Battle of Antietam, Septr. 16th-17th, 1862
Bois de Belleau
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2D Division
Aisne Defensive, June 1-5, 1918
Chateau Thierry Sector, June 6-July 16, 1918
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3D Division
Aisne Defensive, June 1-5, 1918
Chateau Thierry Sector, June 6-July 16, 1918

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Belleau Wood Trail Map

American Battle Monuments Commission

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The Legacy of Belleau Wood: Making Marines and Winning Battles

Paul Westermeyer
Breanne Robertson, PhD
Marine Corps History Division

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Keystone Battle Brief: The Battle of Belleau Wood

Mark R. Folse
Marine Corps History Division

Lessons from Tarawa and Their Relevance to the Operating Environment of 2011
The Battle of Belleau Wood 1-26 June 1918

Keystone Battle Series
Marine Corps History Division Marine Corps University