Joseph S. (Joseph Shuter) Smith

Born in Philadelphia in 1893, Joseph Shuter Smith was an American author best known for writing about World War I. He enlisted in the 29th Vancouver Battalion in 1914, later served with British forces, and wrote from direct experience of the war on the Western Front.

His best-known books include Trench Warfare: A Manual for Officers and Men (1917) and Over There and Back in Three Uniforms (1918). The first is a practical guide shaped by front-line conditions, while the second is a personal wartime narrative that follows his service in Canadian, British, and American uniforms.

Smith died in 1950. Although not widely known today, his writing remains a valuable window into the daily reality, danger, and improvisation of World War I.