Description: Artillery Scout: The Story of a Forward Observer with the U.S. Field Artillery in World War I by James C. Bilder 2014"Len Fairfield (the author’s grandfather) was an Artillery Scout, or Forward Observer, for the U.S. Army, and was a firsthand witness to the war’s carnage as he endured its countless hardships, all of which are revealed here in vivid detail. His story takes the reader from a hard life in Chicago, through conscription, rigorous training in America and France, and finally to the battles which have become synonymous with the U.S. effort in France—St. Mihiel and the Argonne Forest, the latter claiming 26,000 American lives, more than any other U.S. battle. Fairfield, with his artillery in support of the 91st (“Wild West”) Division, was on the front lines for it all, amidst a sea of carnage caused by bullets, explosives and gas, with the occasional enemy plane swooping in to add strafing to the chaos." Hardcover, 208 pages, illustrated; in like new condition from a collector's estate. Check my other listings for more books on World War I; will combine shipping for multiple items purchased together.
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Book Title: Artillery Scout
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Item Length: 9in.
Publisher: Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2014
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1910s
Author: James G. Bilder
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat, Biography & Autobiography
Topic: Army, Combat, Flu, Memoir, Military History, True Military Stories, World War I
Item Width: 6in.
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
