The Great War from the German Trenches : A Sapper's Memoir, 1914-1918 / Artur H. Boer ; translated and edited by Bertil Van Boer and Margaret L. Fast.
- Title
- The Great War from the German Trenches : A Sapper's Memoir, 1914-1918 / Artur H. Boer ; translated and edited by Bertil Van Boer and Margaret L. Fast.
- Published by
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Author
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- Description
- viii, 189 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Life in the trenches for German soldiers during World War I was as hellish as it was for Allied troops. Arthur Boer survived four years of continual fighting as a sapper in the thick of major battles. His war diary describes all in gritty detail, including the horror of gas warfare, doomed charges and his return to Germany"--
- Subject
- Contents
- The call to arms: a mother -- 1915: meeting in no man's land -- June 15, 1915: the first attack -- The Battle for Røzan: July 18-24, 1915 -- Transport to the hospital -- A time of convalescence -- Back to the barracks -- France on the western front -- The stalemate in Champagne -- Aisne in Champagne -- Dirt, lice, and clay -- We do not live by bread alone -- Verdun; the Battle at the Bois de Caillette on Ascension Day, June 1, 1916 -- Comrade Karl Høhle in memoriam -- The ammunition distributor in Champagne -- Outside Verdun once again -- The Marne Offensive: breakthrough at the Chemins des Dames -- Attack at the Crozat Canal -- The Argonne, 1918 -- The Red Baron -- The offensive at the Marne -- French tank attack -- The Americans arrive -- The last events and close.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing action (note)
- committed to retain