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Hollihan, Kerrie Logan

In the Fields and the Trenches: The Famous and the Forgotten on the Battlefields of World War I

186 pp. | Chicago | January, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-61373-130-7 $19.95

(3) YA Hollihan relates twelve succinct accounts of men and women who served in varied capacities during World War I, including several well-known people: J. R. R. Tolkien, Irène Curie (daughter of Marie), Ernest Hemingway, Harry Truman, Buster Keaton, and Theodore Roosevelt's children. The well-documented accounts provide unique, informative details likely new to many history lovers. Archival photographs enhance the readable text. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg