Pennsylvanian Voices of the Great War
Letters, Stories and Oral Histories of World War I
Seiten
2002
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-1358-4 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-1358-4 (ISBN)
A collection of the letters from Pennsylvanian soldiers to local newspapers during World War I. The letters and stories published here should give readers an insight into what their writers experienced in the trenches, in the air, on the sea, in the hospitals, and on the home front.
"I guess you all are wondering where I am May. Well many miles away and settled at last and ready for some hard work. The sooner we get into it the quicker it is going to be over and all admit that it is up to America to finish the job and what I have been able to hear, they think it will be over in two or three months. Well the sooner the better now that we have come this far. Have sure traveled some and will have loads to tell you when I come home."--Lt. W. Ellsworth Gregory.
Letters from soldiers to local newspapers during wartime had been popular since the Civil War, but World War I marked the end of this practice, as most letters were highly censored to keep the names of cities and landmarks from the public in an effort to keep any military intelligence from the enemy in World War I. This work is a collection of letters, stories, and oral histories of Pennsylvanians in World War I. The letters and stories compiled here were published in local newspapers, and now give readers a rare look at what their writers experienced in the trenches, in the air, on the sea, in the hospitals, and on the home front during the war.
"I guess you all are wondering where I am May. Well many miles away and settled at last and ready for some hard work. The sooner we get into it the quicker it is going to be over and all admit that it is up to America to finish the job and what I have been able to hear, they think it will be over in two or three months. Well the sooner the better now that we have come this far. Have sure traveled some and will have loads to tell you when I come home."--Lt. W. Ellsworth Gregory.
Letters from soldiers to local newspapers during wartime had been popular since the Civil War, but World War I marked the end of this practice, as most letters were highly censored to keep the names of cities and landmarks from the public in an effort to keep any military intelligence from the enemy in World War I. This work is a collection of letters, stories, and oral histories of Pennsylvanians in World War I. The letters and stories compiled here were published in local newspapers, and now give readers a rare look at what their writers experienced in the trenches, in the air, on the sea, in the hospitals, and on the home front during the war.
J. Stuart Richards is an electronics technician for the United States government’s, Department of Defense. He lives in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1917: Lafayette, Nous Voici
The Early Months of 1918
The German Spring Offensive Begins
June 1918: The Defense of the Line
July 1918: The Allied Offensive
August 1918: The Allies Gain the Initiative
September 1918: “On to Cambrai” Is the Cry
October 1918: Unconditional Surrender Demanded
November 1918: The Armistice, the 11th Hour, the 11th Day, the 11th Month
Appendix: American Combat Divisions, World War I
Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.11.2002 |
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Zusatzinfo | photos, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 358 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-1358-1 / 0786413581 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-1358-4 / 9780786413584 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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