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TRUE STORIES OF THE GREAT WAR
INTRODUCTORY
STORIES OF THE THREE MEN WHO CAUSED THE WORLD WAR
MY VISIT TO KING ALBERT—THE KING WHOSE THRONE IS THE HEARTS OF HIS PEOPLE
"VIVE LA FRANCE"—HOW MEN DIE FOR THEIR COUNTRY
FOR GOD AND ITALY—BREATHING DEATH WITH THE ITALIANS
THE BLOOD OF THE RUSSIANS IN FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
MY EXPERIENCES IN THE WAR HOSPITALS OF RUMANIA
"WITH THE GERMAN ARMIES IN THE WEST"—VISITS TO THE GENERAL STAFF
"THE FIRST HUNDRED THOUSAND"—WITH KITCHENER'S ARMY IN FRANCE
A vivid chorus of first‑hand voices gathers in this opening volume, letting listeners hear the war as it was lived by those on the front lines, in field hospitals, and in diplomatic rooms. Soldiers recount moments of terror and camaraderie, nurses describe the relentless care of the wounded, and diplomats offer glimpses of high‑level negotiations—all drawn from letters, diaries and eyewitness reports.
The collection is arranged as a round‑table of memories rather than a strict chronology, preserving the raw immediacy of each storyteller. Readers will travel from the muddy trenches of the Western Front to the snowy peaks of the Alps, and from the bustling ports of the Mediterranean to the distant seas of East Asia. The varied accounts reveal the harsh realities of modern warfare while also exposing the courage, humor and humanity that persisted amid the chaos.
Full title
True Stories of the Great War, Volume 1 (of 6) Tales of Adventure--Heroic Deeds--Exploits Told by the Soldiers, Officers, Nurses, Diplomats, Eye Witnesses Tales of Adventure--Heroic Deeds--Exploits Told by the Soldiers, Officers, Nurses, Diplomats, Eye Witnesses
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (610K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Brian Coe, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries)
Release date
2015-04-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

by United States. Department of Defense

by Order of the Eastern Star. General Grand Chapter

by Robert Lewis Dabney

by Aurora Mardiganian

by Dan Breen

by comte de Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné Las Cases

by comte de Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné Las Cases

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