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1 online resource (1 audio file (13hr., 43 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Ray Porter. |
| Summary |
Haunted by an ancestor's tale of near death on a distant battlefield, James Carl Nelson set out in pursuit of the scraps of memory of his grandfather's small infantry unit. Years of travel across the world led to the retrieval of unpublished personal papers, obscure memoirs, and communications from numerous doughboys, as well as original interviews with the descendents of his grandfather's comrades in arms. The result is a compelling tale of battle rooted in new primary sources, and one man's search for his grandfather's legacy in a horrifying maelstrom that is poorly understood and nearly forgotten in the world today. Nelson's account follows the members of Company D, 28th Infantry Regiment, United States First Division, from enlistment to combat to the effort to recover their remains, focusing on three major battles at Cantigny, Soissons, and Meuse-Argonne. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Nelson, John, 1892-1993.
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Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 28th (1901-1957)
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
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United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Psychological aspects.
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Cantigny, Battle of, Cantigny, France, 1918.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France -- Soissons.
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Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.
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| Added Author |
Porter, Ray, 1965-
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982435592 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982435593 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12395289 |
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