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Air Raids and Warfront Life in Paris 1917
A vivid, veterans voice recounts ambulance work in Paris with the American Red Cross during World War I. The diary describes night shifts in La Chapelle station, peril from a taxi collision, early air raids over Paris, and visits by notable benefactors like Mrs. Vanderbilt. It notes harsh realities of wounded soldiers, language struggles, and the city’s vast hospital network amid ongoing conflict.
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Paris
France
Eeryone
Boulevard de la Grand Armee
Boulevard de Champs Elysees
la Chapelle
W. K. Vanderbilt
New York
North
Deyile
England
Neuilly
Flanders
la Chapelle Station