The Road to France: I. The Transportation of Troops and Military Supplies, 1917-1918 (How America Went To War, Volume 2)

xv, 307 pp. Volume 2 of 6. Illustrated with photographs from the collections of the War and Navy Departments. CONTENTS: The Land: Preface; A Contrast; The Start of the Vanguard; Mobilizing Regulars and National Guard; The Troop-movement Office; Hauling the Selectives; Intercamp Travel; The System at Work; At the Height of the Effort; The War Freight Problem; The Army Solves Its Freight Problem; Solving the National War Freight Problem; Space-saving in Car and Ship; The Port: A Halt by the Way; In Camp Merritt; Personally Conducted; Casuals; The Embarkation Service; Orders and Item Numbers; The Process of Embarkation; Some Notes of Tidewater Activities; At Newport News; The Sea: The Catalogue of the Troopships; A Little job of Marine Repairs; The New Merchant Marine; The Army's Quest for Cargo Tonnage; The Shipping Control Committee; Early Voyages; The American Troop Convoys; Escapes and Losses; The Cargo Convoys; The Technique of Convoying; Marine Camouflage; Heroes Unsung; Appendices: A. Primary Travel of the National Guard; B. Train Schedule for Minnesota Draft Troops; C. Export of War Department Freight; D. Freight Traffic at Camp Grant; E. Troops Embarked, New York, After July 1, 1918; F. List of Army Transports; G. The American Troop Convoys; Index.