Project Gutenberg 2010-01-26 Public domain in the USA. 190 Gibbons, Floyd Phillips 1887 1939 "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Produced by Christine Aldridge, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "And They Thought We Wouldn't Fight" by Floyd Phillips Gibbons is a historical account written in the early 20th century, specifically during the years surrounding World War I. The book chronicles Gibbons’ experiences as a war correspondent with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, detailing the remarkable stories of bravery and American resolve as part of the larger narrative of the war. The primary focus is on the American soldiers who fought against Germany, capturing the valor and duty instilled in them through Gibbons’ firsthand observations. At the start of the narrative, Gibbons recounts the harrowing experience of traveling across the Atlantic on the Cunard liner "Laconia", which was torpedoed by a German submarine. He vividly describes the chaos and fear during the sinking, as well as his own desperate fight for survival in the life-boat amidst the icy waters. In the aftermath, Gibbons shares insights into how this event served as a potent reminder of the mortal dangers facing American troops abroad and the urgency of their mission. As he delves into the arrival of American forces and their initial experiences in France, the opening sets the stage for exploring themes of courage, sacrifice, and the realities of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31086/31086-h/images/cover01.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front D501 Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 765283 765294 2024-09-13T08:16:29.190217 2023-09-13T12:54:07.256852 text/html text/html 773445 2010-01-26T09:26:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 845403 2010-01-26T09:26:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 887310 2024-09-13T08:16:39.560188 application/epub+zip 894449 2024-09-13T08:16:30.896173 application/epub+zip 357606 2024-09-13T08:16:30.054171 application/epub+zip 1098843 2024-09-13T08:16:45.818079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1044382 2024-09-13T08:16:38.412157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512500 2022-09-14T09:58:51.794500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705040 704935 2024-09-13T08:16:27.402200 2023-09-13T12:54:05.558812 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 704694 2010-01-26T09:26:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 265832 2010-01-26T09:26:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 704698 2010-01-26T09:26:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265565 2010-01-26T09:26:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20313 2024-09-13T08:16:45.959081 application/rdf+xml 18859 2024-09-13T08:16:30.163205 image/jpeg 3366 2024-09-13T08:16:30.108186 image/jpeg 845556 2024-09-13T08:16:29.288197 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog