Description:Of all the American divisions participating in World War I, the 4th Brigade of Marines, Second Division (Regular), A.E.F., suffered the most casualties, captured the second most territory, captured the most enemy prisoners and equipment, and won the most decorations for valor. Louis Linn, a young marine in this illustrious division, carried a sketch book and pencil stub throughout the war, drawing whenever he could to maintain his sanity in the madness of war. Several years after the Armistice, he used these sketches as the basis to write his wartime remembrances. Never before published, Linn's memoir recalls his training in Norfolk, Virginia, and Quantico, life in the trenches at Verdun, fighting at the battle of Belleau Wood, his wounding at Soissons and again at St. Mihiel, and his subsequent hospitalization. Throughout, his sketches and woodcuts portray the action, providing a vivid account of the marine's experience in World War I.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with At Belleau Wood with Rifle and Sketchpad: Memoir of a United States Marine in World War I. To get started finding At Belleau Wood with Rifle and Sketchpad: Memoir of a United States Marine in World War I, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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At Belleau Wood with Rifle and Sketchpad: Memoir of a United States Marine in World War I
Description: Of all the American divisions participating in World War I, the 4th Brigade of Marines, Second Division (Regular), A.E.F., suffered the most casualties, captured the second most territory, captured the most enemy prisoners and equipment, and won the most decorations for valor. Louis Linn, a young marine in this illustrious division, carried a sketch book and pencil stub throughout the war, drawing whenever he could to maintain his sanity in the madness of war. Several years after the Armistice, he used these sketches as the basis to write his wartime remembrances. Never before published, Linn's memoir recalls his training in Norfolk, Virginia, and Quantico, life in the trenches at Verdun, fighting at the battle of Belleau Wood, his wounding at Soissons and again at St. Mihiel, and his subsequent hospitalization. Throughout, his sketches and woodcuts portray the action, providing a vivid account of the marine's experience in World War I.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with At Belleau Wood with Rifle and Sketchpad: Memoir of a United States Marine in World War I. To get started finding At Belleau Wood with Rifle and Sketchpad: Memoir of a United States Marine in World War I, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.