Excerpt from Eighteen Months in the War Zone When the great history of this almost untellable War comes to be told, historians will find them selves faced with a collection of evidence so devious, so at variance, that their task will be well-nigh stupendous. Whether, when they come to sift their data, they will have time to cast more than a passing glance at the great military bases that sprung up in an allied country, where once an in vading army had stood, remains to be seen. That these bases, and in especial the largest and' nearest to the firing line, Boulogne, have played a large role in the scheme of things cannot be denied. Yet, of all the many thousands who lived and passed through Boulogne, there remains not one who can tell of the gradual development of that once insignificant fishing town into one of the greatest bases in the War Zone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

When the great history of this almost untellable War comes to be told, historians will find themselves faced with a collection of evidence so devious, so at variance, that their task will be well-nigh stupendous. Whether, when they come to sift their data, they will have time to cast more than a passing glance at the great military bases that sprung up in an allied country, where once an invading army had stood, remains to be seen. That these bases, and in especial the largest and nearest to the firing line, Boulogne, have played a large role in the scheme of things cannot be denied."

Originally published in 1916.Personal narrative.World War I.Illustrated.

Eighteen Months in the War Zone by Kate John Finze

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Excerpt from Fred Mitchell's War Story: Three Years in the War Zone My chief object in bringing out this volume of my experiences during the early part of the war has been to convey to American readers a true idea of what non-combatants in the invaded country, as well as close to the battle lines, were compelled to undergo. There has also been a wish on my part that this hook may help me in bringing some slight measure of relief to many little orphans, most of whose parents I once knew, and to older but just as helpless sufferers. I vouch for the truth of everything I relate. It will be observed that these pages contain very little that is based on hearsay evidence. Nearly everything in them is the result of personal observation, purchased at a heavy cost in the way of danger and hardship. My happiness will be great if I can help a little to bring about a true realization of the menace which the German Empire, as at present constituted, is to the rest of humanity, and how absolutely necessary it is that its crushing power should be for ever broken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.