Project Gutenberg 2015-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 115 Benson, Samuel Cranston 1884 1948 Benson, Samuel Benney Benson, S. Benney 18017671 "Back from hell" Produced by Richard Hulse, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Back from Hell" by Samuel Cranston Benson is a memoir written in the early 20th century. This work recounts the author's journey from being a pacifist pastor to actively participating in World War I as an ambulance driver for the American Ambulance Service in France. Through his experiences, Benson explores themes of duty, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of war, capturing the transformation of his ideals in the face of human suffering. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for Benson's introspective account of his motivations for serving in the war. Initially driven by a desire to alleviate suffering and promote peace, he embarks on a journey filled with uncertainty and solitude as he boards a ship to France. Upon arrival, he faces the bureaucratic challenges of navigating wartime France, revealing the confusion and red tape that accompany his mission. The initial chapters delve into his encounters with fellow soldiers and civilians, his reflections on the pervasive violence of war, and the striking contrast between his previous ideals and the brutal realities he witnesses on the front lines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American D501 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 333139 333165 2024-09-20T11:50:12.733147 2023-09-21T08:23:40.833386 text/html text/html 335735 2015-05-19T08:23:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1618941 2015-05-19T08:23:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1668739 2024-09-20T11:50:17.941650 application/epub+zip 1669994 2024-09-20T11:50:13.611145 application/epub+zip 197926 2024-09-20T11:50:13.162187 application/epub+zip 1787518 2024-09-20T11:50:21.785618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1735582 2024-09-20T11:50:17.472117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265897 2022-09-22T08:22:30.684972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299903 299698 2024-09-20T11:50:12.135158 2023-09-21T08:23:40.296379 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 300108 2015-05-19T08:23:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 116693 2015-05-19T08:23:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18284 2024-09-20T11:50:21.920735 application/rdf+xml 17142 2024-09-20T11:50:13.249150 image/jpeg 2798 2024-09-20T11:50:13.206148 image/jpeg 1620878 2024-09-20T11:50:12.806188 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