A Frenchman's Duty: A Foot Soldier's Journey through the First World War Dumoulin J. Michael
Sometimes gritty and graphic, sometimes humorous and insightful, "A Frenchman's Duty" chronicles Arthur's true story of four-years as a French foot soldier and cook on the Western Front during World…
Specifikacia A Frenchman's Duty: A Foot Soldier's Journey through the First World War Dumoulin J. Michael
Sometimes gritty and graphic, sometimes humorous and insightful, "A Frenchman's Duty" chronicles Arthur's true story of four-years as a French foot soldier and cook on the Western Front during World War I. Transcribed and translated from Arthur's hand-scripted journal, illustrated with 44 one-hundred-year old color postcards, maps, and photos, then annotated with historic context and more than a century of military and political perspective, this book is a must read for anyone wishing to truly understand World War I, a "war to end all wars."In his own words, Arthur describes his induction and training as a foot soldier, then his first introduction to battle. He describes his experiences at Verdun, in the Marne and Somme, and in Belgium. His journal entries about cooking for his officers and comrades; going "over the top" in terrifying charges; and being lost in
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