author
Glenna Lindsley Bigelow
1876–1954
An American eyewitness to the opening weeks of World War I turned her time in Belgium into a vivid personal account. Her writing brings the shock of invasion down to a human scale, through the eyes of someone who was there.
1 Audiobook
Liége on the line of march : an American girl's experiences when the Germans came through Belgium
by Glenna Lindsley Bigelow
About the author
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1876, Glenna Lindsley Bigelow is remembered for Liége on the Line of March, first published in 1918. The book tells of her experiences in Liège, Belgium, when German forces came through at the start of World War I, giving readers a direct, personal view of a historic crisis.
What makes her work stand out is its eyewitness quality. Rather than writing from a distance, she described events she had lived through, and that gives the narrative an immediacy that still feels powerful today. For listeners interested in memoir, war writing, or women’s firsthand accounts of history, her book offers a rare perspective.
Records connected with her later life identify her as Glenna Lindsley Bigelow Tyler, and place her life from September 23, 1876, to September 11, 1954. Although little widely published biographical detail survives, her enduring reputation rests on that remarkable World War I narrative.