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Alan D. Gaff

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I am an historian and author. My latest book, "Field of Corpses: Arthur St. Clair and the Death of an American Army" is out now.

Other recent books include the bestselling "Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir," "Amid the Ruins: Damon Runyon: World War I Reports from the Trenches," and "From the Halls of the Montezumas: Mexican War Dispatches from James L. Freaner."

Some of my other books are "Bayonets in the Wilderness," "Blood in the Argonne," "On Many A Bloody Field," "Ordered West," and "A Corporal's Story."

I am also the President of Historical Investigations, a company specializing in historical and genealogical research.

Be sure to follow me on Good Reads and other social media for blog posts, updates, and other information about history and writ
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The Unknown Soldier

I started my long odyssey somewhere in France during the First World War. Just where, I alone know. The circumstances of my passing are forever shrouded in mystery; but until that last second of life I was an American soldier, fighting for my country. When they found what was left of me they tenderly placed me in what, at the time, I thought was to be my last abode. Perhaps you’ve forgotten that i

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