Frederic Coleman

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Frederic Coleman

1876–1931

A globe-trotting journalist with a taste for the front lines, he turned war reporting and international travel into vivid first-hand books. His work captures the speed, danger, and upheaval of the early 20th century from someone who was often right in the middle of it.

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With Cavalry in 1915 The British Trooper in the Trench Line, Through the Second Battle of Ypres

With Cavalry in 1915 The British Trooper in the Trench Line, Through the Second Battle of Ypres

by Frederic Coleman

About the author

Frederic Abernethy Coleman was an American journalist and author born in 1876 and died in 1931. He is best remembered for lively first-person books drawn from major world events, especially the First World War.

Before and during the war years, he built a reputation as a reporter who liked to be close to the action. Contemporary records connect him with motoring as well as journalism, and his wartime book From Mons to Ypres with French grew out of his service driving in France with the Royal Automobile Club Volunteer Force.

Coleman wrote several books about war and international affairs, including With Cavalry in 1915, The Far East Unveiled, and books on Japan and Siberia. His writing has the feel of eyewitness reporting, making it especially appealing to readers who enjoy memoir-like history told from the ground level.