This volume investigates the foundational administrative and strategic policies that governed the American Expeditionary Forces during their deployment in World War I. The text compiles essential documentation from the United States Army, providing a comprehensive view of the organizational framework and decision-making processes utilized by military leadership between 1917 and 1919. By presenting these primary source materials, the work establishes the logical and bureaucratic basis for American military operations in the European theater.

Historians and military researchers utilize this volume as a primary reference for understanding the institutional development of the U.S. Army during the early twentieth century. Readers frequently note the high density of technical and administrative prose, which serves as a foundational resource for academic study.