BRIDGE TO FRANCE, THE

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The Bridge to France is a firsthand account by Edward N. Hurley, wartime Chairman of the United States Shipping Board, detailing the massive logistical operation that transported over two million American troops and millions of tons of supplies across the Atlantic Ocean during World War I. Hurley recounts how the Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation undertook the extraordinary task of acquiring, building, and operating the vast fleet of cargo ships needed to sustain the American Expeditionary Forces in France — what became known as the 'Bridge of Ships.' The book covers the deadly threat posed by German U-boats, the feverish shipbuilding program that transformed American industry, and the political maneuvering between the United States and its European allies. Published in 1927, this work stands as an essential primary source for understanding the logistical miracle that helped turn the tide of the Great War.

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