Original Item: Only One Available. The Battle of Château-Thierry was fought on July 18, 1918 and was one of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. Pershing. It was a battle in World War I as part of the Second Battle of the Marne, initially prompted by a German Spring Offensive. German and local actions at Château-Thierry recommenced on May 31 to July 22, 1918, against the AEF, an American Expeditionary Force, consisting of troops from both the United States Army and Marine Corps units. These units were the newest troops on the front in France and just barely out of training.

The AEF counter-offensive combat action at Château-Thierry was relatively brief starting on July 18, 1918 and lasting for less than a week and was part of the allied effort to push back the recent German advance. American forces had linked up with their French allies at the Marne River on June 3, 1918 and had forced the Germans back across the river. This set the stage for the action at Château-Thierry and at the Battle of Belleau Wood. However, the later action raged for another three weeks.

This is a lovely 30" x 40" poster sized print of the famous lithograph by Adolph Treidler, "Another Notch Chateau Thierry", which depicts a U.S. Marine outfitted as a member of the American Expeditionary Force. This consisted of both members of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. The marine is showed carving another notch into the spine of the butt stock on his rifle, used to keep track of how many battles they had been in. To the right of the marine is the simple message:

Another
Notch
Chateau
Thierry

The poster is in good condition, but definitely does show the effects of being over 100 years in age. It also at some point does look to have had some exposure to water, which has left staining on the left side of the poster. The paper is a bit delicate, and there is cracking and tearing on the corners, as to be expected.

A great chance to pick up a solid example of a famous WWI poster!

Adolph Treidler (1886–1981) was an American artist known for his illustrations, posters, commercial art, and wartime propaganda posters. His magazine covers and advertisement work appeared in McClure's, Harper's, the Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Century, Scribner's, and the Woman's Home Companion. He created ads for the Pierce Arrow automobile and for the French Line. His 1930s advertising work for the Bermuda Board of Trade was instrumental in promoting tourism in Bermuda. He was president of the Artist's Guild from 1936-1937.

His wartime propaganda posters in World War I portrayed women workers in munitions plants for the United War Work Campaign. He also made some famous lithographs that were produced as posters, such as the famous U.S. Marine Corps "Another Notch Chateau Thierry", about the Battle of Château-Thierry, one of the first actions by the combined A.E.F. in Europe.

He also created wartime propaganda posters in World War II. He was Chairman of the Pictorial Publicity Committee for the Society of Illustrators, and "produced at least five posters touting Women Ordnance Workers, otherwise known as WOW’s."

"Treidler was a member of the Art Directors’ Club, The Society of Illustrators, Charter Member of the Artists’ Guild, and life member of the Society of Illustrators. He exhibited at the Whitney Museum in New York in 1923 and The Art Institute of Chicago in 1930."

Sometime between 1920 and 1925, Adolph joined 241 other bohemians in signing The Greenwich Village Bookshop Door. The door is now held by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, and Treidler's signature can be found on front panel 2