Pennsylvanian voices of the Great War : letters, stories, and oral histories of World War I / edited by J. Stuart Richards.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Richards, J. Stuart, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers--Pennsylvania--Correspondence.

Soldiers.

Soldiers--Pennsylvania.

World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American.

World War, 1914-1918.

Pennsylvania.

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.

Oral history.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- American.

Correspondence.

Biographies.

Personal correspondence.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

vii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002]

Summary:

Letters from soldiers to local newspapers during wartime had been popular since the Civil War, but World War I marked the end of this practice, as most letters were highly censored in an effort to keep any military intelligence from the enemy. The letters and stories compiled here were published in local newspapers, and now give readers a rare look at what their writers experienced in the trenches, in the air, on the sea, in the hospitals, and on the home front.

Contents:

1 1917: Lafayette, Nous Voici 9

2 The Early Months of 1918 16

3 The German Spring Offensive Begins 25

4 June 1918: The Defense of the Line 36

5 July 1918: The Allied Offensive 64

6 August 1918: The Allies Gain the Initiative 105

7 September 1918: "On to Cambrai" Is the Cry 152

8 October 1918: Unconditional Surrender Demanded 168

9 November 1918: The Armistice

the Eleventh Hour, the Eleventh Day, the Eleventh Month 175

Appendix American Combat Divisions, World War I 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 239) and index.

ISBN:

0786413581

OCLC:

49386283