"An ordinary soldier's day-by-day account of the Great War"
Vernon E. Kniptash, an Indiana national guardsman who served in
the Rainbow Division during World War I, observed firsthand some of
the Great War's fiercest fighting. As a radio operator with the
Headquarters Company of the 150th Field Artillery, he was in
constant contact with French and British forces as well as with
American troops, and thus gained a broad perspective on the
hostilities. Editor E. Bruce Geelhoed introduces and annotates
Kniptash's war diaries, published here for the first time.
With clarity and compelling detail, Kniptash describes the
experiences of an ordinary soldier thrust into the most violent
conflict the world had seen. He tells of his enthusiasm upon
enlistment and of the horrors of combat that followed, as well as
the drudgery of daily routine. He renders unforgettable profiles of
his fellow soldiers and commanders, and manages despite the strains
of warfare to leaven his writing with humor.
Readers will share Kniptash's ordeals as he participates in the
furious effort to stem a major German offensive, followed by six
months of violent combat and the massive Allied counteroffensive
that ended the war. Because Kniptash was called to remain with the
Army of Occupation in Germany after his unit was shipped home, his
diaries cover the full extent of American participation in the
war.
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