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| Genre/Form: | Biography Personal narratives, American |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Louis C Linn |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Louis C Linn; Laura Jane Linn Wright; B J Omanson |
| ISBN: | 9780786449040 0786449047 |
| OCLC Number: | 767974577 |
| Description: | x, 189 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. In training-Norfolk and Quantico -- 2. A village in the Vosges-Germainvilliers -- 3. The trenches-Verdun front -- 4. Toward an unknown front-Ancemont, Heippes, Hargeville, Venault-le-Châtel -- 5. Behind the lines-Beaugrenier -- 6. The attack-Belleau Wood -- 7. The line-Soissons -- 8. Hospital-Angers -- 9. With the company again-Camp Bois de l'Évêque -- 10. Going in again-Saint-Mihiel -- 11. Hospital once more-Neufchâteau and Orléans -- 12. Bits of life and death -- 13. In a casual company-Orléans -- Epilogue. Home-USS Tiger and Quantico. |
| Responsibility: | Louis C. Linn ; edited by Laura Jane Linn Wright and B.J. Omanson. |
Abstract:
"Louis Linn, a Marine in the 4th Marines Brigade, Second Division (Regular Army), A.E.F., carried a sketchbook and pencil. Linn's memoir recalls his training, life in the trenches, fighting at the Battle of Belleau Wood, his wounding, and subsequent hospitalization. Throughout, his sketches and woodcuts portray the action, providing a vivid account of the war from the trenches"--Provided by publisher.
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- Linn, Louis C., -- 1895-1949.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.
- United States. -- Marine Corps. -- Marine Brigade, 4th.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
- Belleau Wood, Battle of, France, 1918.
- United States. -- Marine Corps -- Biography.
- Marines -- United States -- Biography.
