On the Western Front with the Rainbow Division: A World War I Diary Retired Poppies all-too-short-lived pilot comrades

all-too-short-lived pilot comrades

Huebner merges untold stories of ordinary men and women with a history of wartime culture

the death tolls on all sides would be so high

deadly artillery fire

and background noises of modern life with a cinematic touch and unparalleled nerve

On the Western Front with the Rainbow Division: A World War I Diary Retired Poppies all-too-short-lived pilot comradesDescription by Vernon E. Kniptash Hardcover Vernon E. Kniptash, an Indiana national guardsman who served in the Rainbow Division during World War I, observed firsthand some of the Great Wars 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