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Author:

Nelson, James Carl.

Title:

The remains of Company D : a story of the Great War / James Carl Nelson.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xi, 363 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, plans ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Nelson, John,--1892-1993.
Soldiers--United States--Biography.
United States.--Infantry Regiment, 28th.--Infantry Regiment, 28th.
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--United States.
United States.--Army--History--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Psychological aspects.
Cantigny, Battle of, Cantigny, France, 1918.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Soissons.--Soissons.
Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Prelude: Soissons, France, July 19, 1918 -- A doughboy -- War fever -- "What are you going to do now, young man?" -- The armies in heaven -- "It's easy to lick the Kaiser" -- Zero hour -- "I wonder how deep it went in" -- "They thought we were only children" -- No man's land -- "I wish I had two lives" -- Into the wheat -- "Kamerad!" -- The Paris-Soissons road -- "Shooting, yelling, swearing" -- "Most of the old crew have been killed" -- Montrefagne -- Hill 263 -- "in the interest of humanity" -- "To the end of your days".

Summary:

A compelling tale of battle rooted in one man's search for his grandfather's legacy, this work follows the members of Company D, 28th Infantry Regiment, United States First Division, from enlistment to combat to the effort to recover their remains, focusing on three major battles during World War I.

ISBN:

0312551002
9780312551001

OCLC:

(OCoLC)317928793

LCCN:

2009016931

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