tag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:/items/26e68940-6576-0138-727b-02d0d7bfd6e4-2Map of France, showing the American activities during the World War2024-01-29T17:37:39Ztag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/8691482022-04-20T16:56:47Z2024-01-29T17:37:39ZMap of France, showing the American activities during the World WarVery detailed and exceptionally scarce map of the American supply lines in France during the First World War ... An incomplete key in the far lower left notes 'base ports, equipped with docks and warehouses, base camps, base hospitals, remount stations, motor perception parks, repair shops, railroad facilities, etc.' The lines of supply stretch across France from the Atlantic coast underneath Brittany (St. Nazaire, La Rochelle, and Bordeaux) to the American front at Alsace-Loraine. On 25 June 1917 the first U.S. troops began to arrive in France, forming the American Expeditionary Force. However, the American units did not enter the trenches in divisional strength until October. The incoming troops required training and equipment before they could join in the effort, and for several months American units were relegated to support efforts. In spite of this, however, their presence provided a much-needed boost to Allied morale, with the promise of further reinforcements that could tip the manpower balance towards the Allies.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library