This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
American Soldier in France Chaptered War Memoir Front Lines
An American volunteer, Arthur Guy Empey, describes enlisting with the British Army, frontline trench life, and the varied soldiers from Ireland to Saxony. He recalls guard duties, trench raids, officer servants, and vivid encounters with German prisoners, ending with a dramatic night battle and a cliffhanger for next week.
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Arthur Guy Empey
France
Lusitania
Jer: City
England
Empey
Noa Man‘s Land
Eamvex
Winston Churchill
Jones
King George
Fritz
Tommy
Berlin
Erin's Iste
London
Carl Schmidt
Sixty-sixth
Bavarian Light Infantry
New York
Coney Island
Hans Wagner
Russell
Germany
St. Paul's Cathedral
Heytegant