The War Journal: A World War I Novel

by Ed Pipkin, Ed Pipkin Jr (Illustrator)

When the First World War broke out in Europe in 1914, President Wilson quickly announced that the United States would remain neutral. With the Atlantic Ocean as a buffer, the American people could rest at ease, or so they thought. Draft-age men, in particular, had a false sense of security, but by 1917 that belief had worn thin. Bill was one of those young men, given a minimum amount of military training and sent overseas to fight in "The Great War to End All Wars." This is a historical novel of two young lovers caught up in that war, beginning as they came to know each other on Lake Iamonia near Tallahassee, FL. It then follows Bill as he experiences the actual battles fought by the 167th Alabama Infantry Regiment of the 42nd "Rainbow" Division, involving real-life persons such as Col. Douglas MacArthur and Col. George C. Marshall.

231 pages, Paperback

Published August 12, 2020

Reviews

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great story - and all the parts and pieces were tied together so well at the end. I only wish there had been a map of France in there somewhere. I should have pulled one out myself......