Behind the Wheel of a War Ambulance (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Robert Whitney Imbrie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331224241 ISBN 13 : 9781331224242

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A visceral memoir of American ambulance crews serving with the French Army during World War I.

This account follows a driver’s eye view of frontline evacuations, the strange mix of danger and duty, and the stubborn camaraderie that helped keep going under fire.

The narrative roots you in a time when American volunteers manned field ambulances, wore no official army insignia, and operated under military discipline in a war-torn world. It blends vivid travel through ruined towns with practical details about equipment, vehicles, and daily life at the front, offering a grounded look at courage, hardship, and endurance.

• Gripping frontline missions as ambulances evacuate wounded under shelling and chaos.
• Close-up descriptions of the gear, vehicles, and practical life inside a field unit.
• Moments of humor, danger, and quiet resolve that reveal the human side of war.
• Transitions from civilian volunteers to a formal military role, and the impact of the broader war on daily life.

Ideal for readers drawn to war memoirs and historical accounts that focus on personal experience, resilience, and the realities of service at the edge of battle.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Behind the Wheel of a War Ambulance

The Americans have received far more than they have given. No man can have served in this war with the French without having grown stronger through their courage, gentler through their courtesy, and nobler through their devotion. Yet the serving of the Republic of the tri-color has not made us love less the Republic of the Stars and Stripes. Always it was of the States we thought when the chorus rose.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331224241
• ISBN 13: 9781331224242
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
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