I have rarely felt so accomplished upon completing a book. This was an absolute struggle for me, but very worthwhile in the end.

I'm leaving this unrated because I don't feel it would be appropriate for me to judge this book. I normally rate based on enjoyment, but I enjoyed this book very little. If I were rating just on that, this would probably rank around one or two stars. That didn't feel right because it's nonfiction, and in particular, nonfiction about a topic I in general have no interest in. I knew going in this book wasn't for me, but I read it anyway in order to gain something from it.

I also can't judge it based on merit or how well it discussed the Meuse Argonne Offensive because I really have no idea. I couldn't have told you which war that came from before reading this book, and I'm honestly not even sure I'd heard of it before. Is it a good account of it? Possibly. I couldn't say.

But I got a lot out of it. Not as much as the book had to offer, but I learned so much about this particular offensive, WW1 in general, and a lot of key players of the time. It was worthwhile in that way. I learned a lot. I did struggle following the description military action (which was pretty much all of the book, and I was kind of expecting a little more history surrounding it, rather than just a play by play), but I'm so glad I picked it up and struggled my way through.

I definitely couldn't appreciate to the full extent, though. I couldn't really discuss any of the points from this book in greater detail. But I learned a lot and pushed myself out of my comfort zone, which was the goal.