True Stories of the Great War, Volume 6 (of 6) by Francis Trevelyan Miller
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| Editor | Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 |
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| Title |
True Stories of the Great War, Volume 6 (of 6)
Tales of Adventure--Heroic Deeds--Exploits Told by the Soldiers, Officers, Nurses, Diplomats, Eye Witnesses |
| Note | Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Brian Coe, Moti Ben-Ari, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https: //archive.org/details/americana) |
| Summary | "True Stories of the Great War, Volume 6 (of 6)" by Francis Trevelyan Miller is a historical collection written in the early 20th century. This volume compiles 165 episodes and personal adventures from different perspectives during World War I, narrated by various eyewitnesses including soldiers, nurses, diplomats, and more. The collection seeks to present an authentic portrayal of the war through firsthand accounts, illustrating the breadth of experiences faced on different fronts. The opening of the volume introduces the structure of the collection and provides insights into the diverse narratives it contains. The editor outlines that the accounts come from a wide range of storytellers, capturing the voices of soldiers from different nationalities and backgrounds, including Americans, Canadians, Italians, and Belgians. The segment describes one of these stories, "Behind the German Veil," recounted by Count Van Maurik De Beaufort, detailing his journey to interview General Hindenburg during the war. The account sheds light on the everyday realities of soldiers and their emotional landscapes amidst the chaos of battle, hinting at the complex interplay between bravery and vulnerability experienced by those involved in the conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918) |
| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 51206 |
| Release Date | Feb 13, 2016 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 111 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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