SHELL SHOCK: Twin Sisters Born Into New York’s Gilded Age Struck Down by the Horrors of War

by Dennis Whitehead

NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PAPERWHITE - See the other version posted for Kindle The true story of twin sisters, Dorothea and Gladys Cromwell, born into New York's Gilded Age, living lives of wealth and privilege. Amid the fervor of America's entry into the First World War, the sisters volunteered for service with the American Red Cross in France, a country they knew and loved. To French soldiers seeking refreshment and solace in the Red Cross canteen, the identical twins were known as anges jumeaux, the twin angels. Witnessing the non-stop horrors in the worst fighting in the war, the sisters were utterly exhaustion, both mentally and physically, when they boarded the SS La Lorraine for the return journey home. They had wished to continue their service to the people of France after the fighting stopped but were convinced to return to New York by their brother. What happened on that ship, on that frigid January 1919 evening, one-hundred years ago, is one of the great untold stories of World War I, and the impact that modern warfare had upon not just the men in the trenches, but upon its women and other non-combatants, as well as civilians, that remained unrecognized until the Vietnam War.

54 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 18, 2018

About the author

Dennis Whitehead is a writer, photographer, and producer in Arlington, Virginia.

He is the author of The Day Before the War, recounting the events of August 31, 1939 along the German-Polish border that ignited World War Two in Europe.

Love and Sacrifice is his latest book, documenting an American family as they travel the world in military service, climaxing in unimaginable tragedy.

An updated edition of Love and Sacrifice is now available from the following outlets:

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Reviews

[Rex Millz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good read

Well thought characters and good story. Highly recommended reading. Well thought and well written, it is a quick read, but a worthwhile one.