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U.S. Army Reserves

In October 1918, 600 men of the 77th Division attacked a heavily defended German position, charging forward until they were completely surrounded by enemy forces. Only 194 of these men survived.

For much of the last ten years, military historian Edward G. Lengel has researched the First World War.

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