This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...back to Dombasle, where I now am, Bradley having relieved me at half-past eight. It will be hard, leaving our cantonment here tomorrow. For although we will be delighted to have a short rest in some quiet little village, nevertheless our work here has been very interesting and we do not look forward ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...back to Dombasle, where I now am, Bradley having relieved me at half-past eight. It will be hard, leaving our cantonment here tomorrow. For although we will be delighted to have a short rest in some quiet little village, nevertheless our work here has been very interesting and we do not look forward with much pleasure to the repos life of Longeville and Jubecourt. Ill IN THE ARGONNE FOREST Ill April 15th, 1917. Senard "En Repos" A great many things have happened since we left Dombasle, yesterday morning. Last night we stayed in a little place named Waly and then this morning we went on through Triacourt to Senard where the Doctor told us we were to stay during repos. We naturally expected that we would remain here two or three weeks. So we unpacked all the cars and spent most of the morning making our sleeping quarters in the barn comfortable. Suddenly, when four of us were playing horse-shoes near our "Salle a Manger" the news came that we were to move in one hour, to join another division in a new sector. This was a shock to all of us for it meant not only leaving our friends the brancardiers of the G.B.D. (stretcher-bearer corps) but also M. Holland, our Doctor, who had been so good to us, and all the poilus in the division with whom we had become acquainted during the two months we had been with them. Two of the Frenchmen are leaving the section today; Lieutenant Bayart, to go to America on some business with which he was connected before the war, and kind little Monsieur Phillipe who is to be transferred to another service. I am now writing this in the front seat of my car. We have said farewell to our friends and have formed the cars in convoy along the village street. The order to start will soon be given, and we will leave the old...
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Good Plus. Octavo, 7.75 in. x 5.3 in., pp. xv, [3], 220, [7] (advertising). Illustrated with frontis black and white photographs of the author, and many other black and white photographs. Dark gray cloth boards with ambulance scene in black and orange and black title to front. Gilt title to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Bottom corners nudged. Light age-toning to pages. A true story of operating the amblances on the front lines of France in the First World War.
