| The Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War Library Edition Contributor(s): Nelson, James Carl (Author), Porter, Ray (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441727485 ISBN-13: 9781441727480 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 940.412 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.6" W x 7.46" (0.22 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Haunted by an ancestor's tale of near death on a distant battlefield, James Carl Nelson set out in pursuit of the scraps of memory of his grandfather's small infantry unit. Years of travel across the world led to the retrieval of unpublished personal papers, obscure memoirs, and communications from numerous doughboys, as well as original interviews with the descendents of his grandfather's comrades in arms. The result is a compelling tale of battle rooted in new primary sources, and one man's search for his grandfather's legacy in a horrifying maelstrom that is poorly understood and nearly forgotten in the world today. Nelson's account follows the members of Company D, 28th Infantry Regiment, United States First Division, from enlistment to combat to the effort to recover their remains, focusing on three major battles at Cantigny, Soissons, and Meuse-Argonne. |
Contributor Bio(s): Porter, Ray: - Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier. Nelson, James Carl: -James Carl Nelson is a journalist who has worked as a staff writer for the Miami Herald. He is a member of the Western Front Association, which is devoted to the study of the Great War. He lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. |