Three Lying or Four Sitting: From the Front in a Ford

by Chris McDonald

From the Front in a Ford contains the photographs and letters of Kent Dunlap Hagler who, having been denied entry into the United States military forces, left his home of Springfield, Illinois and his place at Harvard University to become a volunteer ambulance driver with the American Field Service. This work brings Kent's letters and photographs to the public eye after almost a century and provides the reader with an eyewitness account of a young American at the heart of the European battlefields of the First World War. Over a two year period, Kent sent dozens of letters home describing his experiences and thoughts. Literate, humorous and with a keen eye for detail, Hagler's letters and pictures, supported with careful annotation and commentary, speak to us across the years from these pages.

302 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Luke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I may be a bit biased because my Political Science professor wrote this little book, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It's a little slow in the beginning but after things begin to pick up I really started to appreciate it.

The real author of this collection of letters, Kent Hagler, was a very intelligent guy. He had a way with words and a very interesting sense of humor. One that I can appreciate. If you are at all interested in WWI, especially from a soldiers perspective, this is well worth picking up.