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  • The Peak of the Load;

    the waiting months on the hilltop from the entrance of the Stars and Stripes to the second victory of the Marne

    by Mildred Aldrich ...
    Mildred Aldrich was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1853. After graduating from Everett High School in 1872, she taught elementary school in Boston, Massachusetts.Aldrich began her career as a journalist with the Boston Home Journal and later contributed to Arena and the Boston Herald. For a short period in 1892, she also edited the magazine, The Mahogany Tree.In 1898, Aldrich moved to France ... Read more

    $1.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On the Edge of the War Zone

    by Mildred Aldrich ...
    In the book, Aldrich vividly describes the transformations her village undergoes due to the war, including the arrival of soldiers and the impact of military operations on the local community. Her observations are marked by a blend of nostalgia for pre-war life and the harsh realities of wartime existence. Aldrich's writing is infused with empathy, as she portrays the resilience of the French ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Hilltop on the Marne

    by Mildred Aldrich ...
    The book captures Aldrich’s observations of the war from her vantage point overlooking the Marne, where one of the war's early and decisive battles—the First Battle of the Marne—was fought. Through her detailed and personal account, readers witness the shift from serene countryside life to the turmoil and uncertainty brought by the German invasion. Aldrich's writing conveys her mixed emotions—fear ... Read more

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  • Told in a French Garden

    by Mildred Aldrich ...
    In "Told in a French Garden," Mildred Aldrich likely provides readers with a series of observations, anecdotes, and reflections based on her experiences in France, particularly in her garden. The book may offer glimpses into French culture, daily life, and the beauty of nature as seen through Aldrich's eyes.As an expatriate living in France, Mildred Aldrich's writing often captures the nuances of ... Read more

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  • On the Edge of the War Zone

    Enriched edition. From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes

    by Mildred Aldrich, Quinn Theodore ...
    In "On the Edge of the War Zone," Mildred Aldrich offers a poignant and vivid account of life during World War I in France. With a captivating narrative style that blends personal reflection with sharp observation, Aldrich immerses readers in the atmospheric tensions of a country on the brink of devastation. Employing rich, descriptive prose, she chronicles both the horrors and the resilience ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On the Edge of the War Zone

    From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes

    by Mildred Aldrich ...
    In "On the Edge of the War Zone," Mildred Aldrich offers a poignant account of life during World War I from her vantage point in France. This evocative memoir intertwines personal reflections with broader observations about the war's impact on everyday life, employing a stylish, intimate prose that captures the tension and turmoil of the epoch. Aldrich's keen observations, vividly depicting the ... Read more

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  • Told in a French Garden August, 1914

    by Mildred Aldrich ...
    It was by a strange irony of Fate that we found ourselves reunited for a summer's outing, in a French garden, in July, 1914. ... Read more

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  • A Hilltop on the Marne

    Being Letters Written June 3-September 8, 1914

    by Mildred Aldrich ...
    The author wishes to apologize for the constant use of the word English in speaking of the British Expedition to France. At the beginning of the war this was a colloquial error into which we all fell over here, even the French press. Everything in khaki was spoken of as "English," even though we knew perfectly well that Scotch, Irish, and Welsh were equally well represented in the ranks, and the ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home

    by Mildred Aldrich ...
    Mildred Aldrich was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1853. After graduating from Everett High School in 1872, she taught elementary school in Boston, Massachusetts.Aldrich began her career as a journalist with the Boston Home Journal and later contributed to Arena and the Boston Herald. For a short period in 1892, she also edited the magazine, The Mahogany Tree.In 1898, Aldrich moved to France ... Read more

    $1.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Hilltop on the Marne

    An American's Letters From War-Torn France

    by Mildred Aldrich ...
    A unique civilian's eye-view of World War I, depicting, through heartfelt letters from an American woman, a fascinating before and after picture of a French community in disarrayWhat looked impossible is evidently coming to pass . . . I silently returned to my garden and sat down. War again! This time war was close by—not war about which one can read, as one reads it in the newspapers, as you will ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    by William le Queux ...
    The Waters of the Meuse. Warm, brilliant, and cloudless was the July noon. Beneath the summer sun the broad, shallow waters of the Meuse sparkled as they rippled swiftly onward through the deep, winding valley of grey rocks and cool woods on their way from the mountains of Lorraine, through peaceful, prosperous Belgium, towards the sea. That quiet, smiling land of the Ardennes was, in July in the ... Read more

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  • Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915

    by Anonymous ...
    "We had a great send-off in Sackville Street in our motor-bus, and went on board about 2 p.m. From then till 7 we watched the embarkation going on, on our own ship and another. We have a lot of R.E. and R.F.A. and A.S.C., and a great many horses and pontoons and ambulance waggons: the horses were very difficult to embark, poor dears. It was an exciting scene all the time. I don't remember anything ... Read more

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