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- catalog abstract ""Considered by many to be the finest American combat memoir of the First World War, Hervey Allen's Toward the Flame vividly chronicles the experiences of the Twenty-eighth Division in the summer of 1918. Made up primarily of Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, the Twenty-eighth Division saw extensive action on the Western Front. The story begins with Lieutenant Allen and his men marching inland from the French coast and ends with their participation in the disastrous battle for the village of Fismette. Allen was a talented observer, and the men with whom he served emerge as well-rounded characters against the horrific backdrop of the war."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12829798.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Considered by many to be the finest American combat memoir of the First World War, Hervey Allen's Toward the Flame vividly chronicles the experiences of the Twenty-eighth Division in the summer of 1918. Made up primarily of Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, the Twenty-eighth Division saw extensive action on the Western Front. The story begins with Lieutenant Allen and his men marching inland from the French coast and ends with their participation in the disastrous battle for the village of Fismette. Allen was a talented observer, and the men with whom he served emerge as well-rounded characters against the horrific backdrop of the war."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Route marching -- Behind the front -- In the valley of the shadow -- The march to Ch?teau-Thierry -- A day at Ch?teau-Thierry -- On the edge of the battle -- German dugouts -- Courpoil -- An air battle -- A rest in the woods -- A grave in the woods -- Another naight march -- The march to the Vesle, and Fismes -- Into the pit -- A wild day -- Over the bridge -- Over the river again -- Last hours in Fismette.".
- catalog extent "xxiv, 282 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0803259476 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog spatial "Western Front.".
- catalog subject "940.4/1273/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Allen, Hervey, 1889-1949.".
- catalog subject "D570.9 .A53 2003".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Personal narratives, American.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Route marching -- Behind the front -- In the valley of the shadow -- The march to Ch?teau-Thierry -- A day at Ch?teau-Thierry -- On the edge of the battle -- German dugouts -- Courpoil -- An air battle -- A rest in the woods -- A grave in the woods -- Another naight march -- The march to the Vesle, and Fismes -- Into the pit -- A wild day -- Over the bridge -- Over the river again -- Last hours in Fismette.".
- catalog title "Toward the flame : a memoir of World War I / by Hervey Allen ; illustrated by Lyle Justis ; introduction to the Bison Books ed. by Steven Trout.".
- catalog type "text".