Over the Top

By Empey, Arthur

Book Id: WPLBN0002954148
Format Type:
File Size: 204.19 MB
Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	Over the Top
Author:	Empey, Arthur
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non-fiction, Memoirs, War stories
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Over the Top
Historic Publication Date:	1917
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Empey, B. A. (1917). Over the Top. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Arthur Guy Empey was an American who responded to the sinking of the Lusitania by enlisting with the British Army to fight in France. His experiences in the trenches, including his ultimate wounding and convalescence, became this book. When published in 1917, it was a major hit and helped the recruiting effort when America entered the Great War. If you've heard of the horror of trench warfare in WWI and want to see it from below dirt level, Empey offers it all here. Also included is Empey's popular Tommy's Dictionary of the Trenches which humorously demistifies the slang used by the British soldier. (Summary by Mark F. Smith)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Memoirs, War stories