A Yankee in the Trenches
by Robert Derby Holmes
161 pages~3 hrs
“He didn't wait for the call to arms—he went looking for the fight.”
Before the United States joined the Great War, one American crossed the Atlantic to fight in the mud-soaked trenches of the British front. This visceral memoir captures the raw grit, unexpected humor, and haunting reality of life on the front lines through the eyes of a true volunteer.
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