Title The Great War from the German trenches : a sapper's memoir, 1914-1918 / Artur H. Boer ; translated and edited by Bertil Van Boer and Margaret L. Fast-Van Boer

Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Contents The call to arms: a mother -- 1915: meeting in no man's land -- June 15, 1915: the first attack -- The Battle for Røzan: July 18-24, 1915 -- Transport to the hospital -- A time of convalescence -- Back to the barracks -- France on the western front -- The stalemate in Champagne -- Aisne in Champagne -- Dirt, lice, and clay -- We do not live by bread alone -- Verdun; the Battle at the Bois de Caillette on Ascension Day, June 1, 1916 -- Comrade Karl Høhle in memoriam -- The ammunition distributor in Champagne -- Outside Verdun once again -- The Marne Offensive: breakthrough at the Chemins des Dames -- Attack at the Crozat Canal -- The Argonne, 1918 -- The Red Baron -- The offensive at the Marne -- French tank attack -- The Americans arrive -- The last events and close Summary "Life in the trenches for German soldiers during World War I was as hellish as it was for Allied troops. Arthur Boer survived four years of continual fighting as a sapper in the thick of major battles. His war diary describes all in gritty detail, including the horror of gas warfare, doomed charges and his return to Germany"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Boer, Artur H Boer, Artur H. Germany. Heer -- Biography Germany. Heer World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, German World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front. Soldiers -- Germany -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Military campaigns Soldiers Germany Western Front (World War (1914-1918)) Genre/Form collective biographies. autobiographies (literary works) Personal narratives Autobiographies Biographies Personal narratives Autobiographies. Biographies. Personal narratives. Autobiographies. Biographies. Récits personnels. Form Electronic book Author Van Boer, Bertil H., translator, editor Fast-Van Boer, Margaret L., translator, editor ISBN 9781476623924 1476623929

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