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Front-line Echoes of the Great War from a Soldier’s View
A veteran recalls the Champagne front beginning September 20, vivid bombardments, German counterattacks, and Allied advances. He describes 14 inch naval guns, trench life, gas warfare, prisoner scenes, and attrition. The narrative covers post-armistice times, Belgian and French cruelty reports, language troubles, and the voyage home via St Nazaire, Newport News, Camp Eustis, and Camp Dodge, ending with his March 11 discharge.
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Champange
Champagne
Battery
Hans
Uncle Sam
France
United States
St. Nazaire
Nantes
St. Nazairre
Kroonland
New York
Newport News
Don Stewart
Camp Eustis
Virginia