1919. With an historical appendix by Joyce Kilmer. From the Preface: Battles are not fought by commanding officers alone, not even by chaplains unaided; and the men who do the fighting usually get little personal credit for their valor. My chronicle claims no merit save that of being true. The only critics I had in mind while writing it were those who fought in France. If they say that the pictures are true, I am content. The diary style has been deliberately chosen because it permits the introduction of incidents, and also lends itself to the telling a plain unvarnished tale. Contents: Preparations at Home; In Training Abroad; The Luneville Sector; The Baccarat Sector; The Champagne Defensive; The Battle of the Ourcq; After the Battle; The St. Mihiel Offensive; The Argonne Offensive; and With the Army of Occupation.
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Father Duffy's Story: A Tale of Humor and Heroism, of Life and Death with The Fighting Sixty-Ninth,
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This is an excellent book, but I would recommend any reader interested in WWI in general, and the 69th NY National Guard Brigade specifically, read it in tandom with Stephen Harris's book, Duffy's War. Both books are excellent - the best!! One complements the other. Father Duffy's moving account of the 69th is wonderful memorializing the Soldiers who served in the brigade and those within the 42nd Rainbow Division. Stephen Harris's work goes into more detail highlighting the larger picture of the Rainbow Division and the various units within it. Read them together - you won't be disappointed!!
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An amazing book by an amazing man is the least comment that I can make. It is a well-written story of the '69th' in WWI and as such could stand on that merit alone. It is also a 'keyhole' look into the world of America in 1917/18. The expression of attitudes and beliefs illustrates that era in a most human way. We can readily read how the Americans of that time period thought and believed. This allows us to compare with our contemporary beliefs both those that match theirs and those which are so askew from the "boys that made the Kaiser dance".
The book is both a history of a group of men in war and a people during a time period in our history. I think it is a 'must read' for the young, especially those with only 'one world view' as I admit to reading it late in life.
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WAR with Germany was declared on April 6th, 1917. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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WAR with Germany was declared on April 6th, 1917. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sanitary detachment, liaison men, machine gun company, senior chaplain, ist battalion, shell fire, dressing station, old regiment Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Major Donovan, Bois Colas, Meurcy Farm, Colonel Donovan, Headquarters Company, Major Lawrence, Sergeant John, Colonel Mitchell, General Lenihan, General Menoher, Camp Mills, Captain Hurley, Croix de Guerre, Lieutenant Connelly, Major Anderson, Colonel Hine, Corporal John, Father Hanley, Joyce Kilmer, Sergeant Thomas, Board of Trustees, Colonel Haskell, Captain Bootz, Captain Mangan New!
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