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The author, S. Cohen, served in the 82nd Infantry Division during World War I. During WWII the 82nd Division was reactivated as the 82nd Airborne.
I have been unable to discover much about the identity of Mr. Cohen except what he reveals in the forward to his book.
Some of the chapters were published in Yiddish language newspapers in the early 1920's. This book was published in 1923. To my knowlege this is the first time that this book has been translated into English.
July 2017
The memoir is divided into five sections.
"From Factory to Barracks" Induction into the Army and basic training
"In France" Arrival in Europe
"On the Battlefield at St. Mihiel" First close look at the ravages of war
"In the Argonne Woods" An intense first-person account of the suffering, inhumanity and heroism of combat
"Jewish Heroes" Other soldiers tell their stories to the author
