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From Follett
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index.;1. In training-Norfolk and Quantico -- 2. A village in the Vosges-Germainvilliers -- 3. The trenches-Verdun front -- 4. Toward an unknown front-Ancemont, Heippes, Hargeville, Venault-le-Chatel -- 5. Behind the lines-Beaugrenier -- 6. The attack-Belleau Wood -- 7. The line-Soissons -- 8. Hospital-Angers -- 9. With the company again-Camp Bois de l'Eveque -- 10. Going in again-Saint-Mihiel -- 11. Hospital once more-Neufchateau and Orleans -- 12. Bits of life and death -- 13. In a casual company-Orleans -- Epilogue. Home-USS Tiger and Quantico. "Louis Linn, a Marine in the 4th Marines Brigade, Second Division (Regular Army), A.E.F., carried a sketchbook and pencil. Linn's memoir recalls his training, life in the trenches, fighting at the Battle of Belleau Wood, his wounding, and subsequent hospitalization. Throughout, his sketches and woodcuts portray the action, providing a vivid account of the war from the trenches"--Provided by publisher.
From the Publisher
Of all the American divisions in World War I, the 4th Brigade of Marines, Second Division (Regular Army), A.E.F., suffered the most casualties, captured the second most territory, captured the most enemy prisoners and equipment, and won the most decorations for valor. Louis Linn, a young Marine in this illustrious division, carried a sketchbook and pencil stub, drawing whenever he could to maintain his sanity in the madness of war. Several years after the Armistice, he used these sketches to write the stories of events that haunted him, that gave him nightmares, that kept him awake at night. Never before published, Linn's memoir recalls his training in Norfolk and Quantico, life in the trenches at Verdun, fighting at the Battle of Belleau Wood, his wounding at Soissons and again at St. Mihiel, and his subsequent hospitalization. Throughout, his sketches and woodcuts portray the action, providing a vivid account of the war from the trenches.