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Somewhere in France : the World War I letters and journal of Private Frederick A. Kittleman / Thomas J. Schaeper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schaeper, Thomas J., author.
- Series:
- Excelsior editions.
- Excelsior Editions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kittleman, Frederick A., 1896-1976--Correspondence.
- Kittleman, Frederick A.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery, 304th.
- United States.
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Soldiers--United States--Correspondence.
- Soldiers.
- Olean (N.Y.)--Biography.
- Olean (N.Y.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (170 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Previously unpublished letters and private journal provide an intimate view of World War I through the eyes of an ordinary soldier from western New York.The United States entered World War I in April 1917, and by the end of the conflict two million American soldiers were fighting on French soil. One of them was Private Frederick A. Kittleman, who was born in the small city of Olean in western New York. After being drafted in 1918, Kittleman was sent to France as a part of an artillery regiment. While overseas, he participated in several of the large battles in the final stages of the war, including the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Throughout this time, he wrote regularly to his family.In Somewhere in France, Thomas J. Schaeper transcribes these letters, which show a young man proud to join the army and excited about his adventures. The letters are contrasted with Kittleman's journal, which recounts the gritty details of battle that he shielded from his family in their correspondence. Schaeper provides detailed annotations of the journal and letters, which, together with a number of illustrations, paint a vivid picture of the experiences of a private in WWI, his opinion on America's participation in the final, bloody campaigns of the war, and the psychological and physical effects that the war had on him.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Editorial note
- The letters
- Epilogue: the return to civilian life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781438463773
- 1438463774
- OCLC:
- 1511479498
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