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Gerald Campbell

1862–1933

Best known for vivid writing on war and history, this British author also came from a family closely tied to the people he wrote about. His books range from a witty 1890s monologue to a firsthand account of France during World War I.

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Verdun to the Vosges: Impressions of the War on the Fortress Frontier of France

Verdun to the Vosges: Impressions of the War on the Fortress Frontier of France

by Gerald Campbell

About the author

Gerald Campbell (1862–1933), also found as Gerald FitzGerald Campbell, was a British writer whose surviving work shows a mix of literary playfulness, biography, and reportage. Library and public-domain records connect him with books including The Joneses and the Asterisks (1895), Edward and Pamela Fitzgerald (1904), and Verdun to the Vosges (1916).

His 1916 book Verdun to the Vosges identifies him as a special correspondent for The Times in eastern France during the First World War. That gives his writing on the French frontier a strong on-the-ground quality, shaped by direct observation rather than distant summary.

Campbell also had a personal link to one of his best-known historical subjects. Genealogical records list him as Gerald FitzGerald Campbell, born on April 25, 1862, which helps explain his interest in Lord Edward and Pamela FitzGerald, the couple at the center of his 1904 book. I couldn't confirm a reliable portrait image for him from the sources I found, so none is included here.