Background
Gaff, Alan Dale was born on September 25, 1948 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Kenneth E. and Mona (Traxler) Gaff.
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Blood in the Argonne: The "Lost Battalion" of World War I (Campaigns and Commanders Series) 1st edition by Gaff, Alan D. (2005) Hardcover
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By Alan D. Gaff - Bayonets in the Wilderness: Anthony Wayne's Legion in the Old Northwest
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Blood in the Argonne: The "Lost Battalion" of World War I (Campaigns and Commanders Series)
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In this unique history of the Lost Battalion” of World War I, Alan D. Gaff tells for the first time the story of the 77th Division from the perspective of the soldiers in the ranks. On October 2, 1918, Maj. Charles W. Whittlesey led the 77th Division in a successful attack on German defenses in the Argonne Forest of northeastern France. His unit, comprised of men of a wide mix of ethnic backgrounds from New York City and the western states, was not a battalion nor was it ever lost,” but once a newspaper editor applied the term lost battalion” to the episode, it stuck. Gaff draws from new, unimpeachable sourcessuch as sworn testimony by soldiers who survived the ordealto correct the myths and legends and to reveal what really happened in the Argonne Forest during early October 1918.
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If This Is War
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The author thoroughly covers the circumstances surrounding and the events during the recruitment of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, through the aftermath of their first traumatic battle at Bull Run, where they were fired on by both sides because of their grey uniforms.
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Bayonets in the Wilderness: Anthony Wayne’s Legion in the Old Northwest (Campaigns and Commanders Series)
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In Bayonets in the Wilderness, Alan D. Gaff explores a long-neglected period in American history to tell the complete story of how the U.S. Army conquered the first American frontier, the Northwest Territory. Wayne’s successful campaign led to the creation of a standing army for the country and set the standard for future conflicts and treaties with American Indians. Countering the popular impression of Wayne as “mad,” Gaff depicts him as a thoughtful, resolute, and diplomatic officer whose masterfully organized campaign brought an end in 1794 to forty years of border fighting. Gaff’s account brings to light alliances between Indian forces and the British military, demonstrating that British troops still conducted operations on American soil long after the supposed end of the American Revolution.
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ON MANY A BLOODY FIELD: Four Years in the Iron Brigade
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"... an excellent unit history of a renowned regiment... " ―The Civil War News "... American history on a human scale... " ―Kirkus Reviews "The author gives some of the best descriptions of the daily life of a Civil War soldier that can be found anywhere." ―Library Journal "On Many a Bloody Field is a masterpiece of Civil War scholarship and painstaking historical research." ―The Bookwatch "... meticulously researched, day-by-day history of Company B, 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment.... The real essence of this book is its detailed attention to the common soldiers.... As a representative of its genre, it probably is without many peers." ―Journal of Southern History On Many a Bloody Field follows one of the Civil War’s most famous combat organizations―Company B, 19th Indiana Volunteers of the Iron Brigade, in a vivid account of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Alan Gaff follows the men from recruitment through mustering out, from the tedium of camp to the excitement of battle. A close-up view of the experience of war, told from the soldiers’ perspective, often in the words of the men themselves.
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By Alan D. Gaff - Blood in the Argonne: The Lost Battalion of World War I
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If This Is War F 1st edition by Gaff, Alan D. (1991) Hardcover
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Alan Dale Gaff
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Bachelor in History, Indiana University, 1979. Master of Arts in American History, Ball State University, 1980.
Career
President, Richmond City Greys, Fort Wayne, since 1984; president, History Investigations, Fort Wayne, since 1996.
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If This Is War
(The author thoroughly covers the circumstances surroundin...)
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Blood in the Argonne: The "Lost Battalion" of World War I (Campaigns and Commanders Series)
( In this unique history of the Lost Battalion” of World...)
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Bayonets in the Wilderness: Anthony Wayne’s Legion in the Old Northwest (Campaigns and Commanders Series)
( In Bayonets in the Wilderness, Alan D. Gaff explores a...)
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If This Is War by Alan D. Gaff (1991-12-03)
(Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)
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ON MANY A BLOODY FIELD: Four Years in the Iron Brigade
( "... an excellent unit history of a renowned regiment.....)
- If This Is War,, A History of the Campaign of Bull's Run by the Wisconsin Regiment Thereafter Known as theRagged Ass Second
- Blood in the Argonne: The "Lost Battalion" of World War I (Campaigns and Commanders Series) 1st edition by Gaff, Alan D. (2005) Hardcover
- By Alan D. Gaff - Bayonets in the Wilderness: Anthony Wayne's Legion in the Old Northwest
- If This Is War by Alan D. Gaff (1991-12-30)
- By Alan D. Gaff - Blood in the Argonne: The Lost Battalion of World War I
- If This Is War F 1st edition by Gaff, Alan D. (1991) Hardcover
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If This Is War
Membership
Volunteer Allen County Public Library., Fort Wayne, since 1981. Sergeant United States Army, 1969-1971. Member DAV (life), Indiana History Society, Sons of Union Veterans, State History Society Wisconsin, Indiana University Alumni Association, American Legion.
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Married Maureen Ann Oxley, December 27, 1969. Children: Donald Hugh, Jeffrey John.
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American
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1979
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1980