United States - World War I, United States Army, World War I - General & Miscellaneous, 20th Century American History - World War I, Historical Biography - United States - 20th Century, United States Army - Military Biography, World War I - War Narratives
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Overview
Corporal Chester Earl Baker joined the National Guard along with relatives and friends for adventure. Corporal Baker, unofficial mother hen to Company F, tells a fascinating, sometimes hilarious, sometimes tender, and often heartrending tale of the year the men of Company F spent in France, before and after the Armistice.Editorials
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Baker and some friends joined the National Guard for adventure, then in 1916 found themselves swept into World War I. His diary of the year they spend in France before and after the Armistice tells how Company F fought lice and dysentery, mutilation and death, shell shock and homesickness. Overall it documents the transformation from quixotic boys to hardened soldiers. Not annotated. Includes a nice gallery of photographs. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
June 1, 1998
Publisher
Burd Street Pr
Pages
138
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781572491007