
audiobook
TRUE STORIES OF THE GREAT WAR
"BEHIND THE GERMAN VEIL" WITH VON HINDENBURG
"KITCHENER'S MOB"—ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN WITH THE BRITISH ARMY
"HOW BELGIUM SAVED EUROPE"—THE LITTLE KINGDOM OF HEROES
THE BISHOP OF LONDON'S VISIT TO THE FRONT
"GRAPES OF WRATH"—WITH THE "BIG PUSH" ON THE SOMME
A NOVELIST AND SOLDIER ON THE BATTLE LINE
STORIES OF THE WAR PHOTOGRAPHERS IN BELGIUM
TALES OF THE FIRST BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TO FRANCE
IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY—EXPERIENCES OF A PRISONER OF WAR
A sweeping anthology of firsthand reports brings the Great War to life through the eyes of those who lived it. Soldiers from every nation, nurses tending the wounded, diplomats navigating fragile peace, and ordinary civilians caught in the turmoil share their memories in candid, vivid language. The collection draws from official sources, preserving the raw immediacy of letters, diaries, and dispatches while offering listeners a chorus of voices that span battlefields, hospitals, and home fronts.
Within its pages you’ll hear a young American’s enthusiastic enlistment, the dark humor of trench engineers, a priest’s harrowing torpedo encounter, and a nurse’s moving description of Parisian infirmaries. Tales of daring raids, unexpected kindness, and the everyday absurdities of wartime coexist with solemn reflections on loss and survival. Together they form a mosaic of courage, sorrow, and resilience that transports listeners straight into the heart of history’s most turbulent years.
Full title
True Stories of the Great War, Volume 6 (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 (586K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2016-02-13
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

by Mariia Bochkareva, Isaac Don Levine