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American journalist Frederick Palmer (1873 – 1958) began his career as a correspondent covering the Greco-Turkish War (1896 – 1897); by the time the First World War flared up his stock was at it’s very peak and and was selected by the British Government to serve as the sole American reporter to cover the efforts of the B.E.F.. In the Spring of 1917, when the U.S. entered the war, Palmer was recruited by the American Army to serve as the press liaison officer for General Pershing. A good deal of Palmer’s experiences can be gleaned from this article, which was written as a review of his wartime memoirs, The Folly of Nations (1921).

Another Frederick Palmer article can be read here…

American journalist Frederick Palmer (1873 – 1958) began his career as a correspondent covering the Greco-Turkish War (1896 – 1897); by the time the First World War flared up his stock was at it’s very peak and and was selected by the British Government to serve as the sole American reporter to cover the efforts of the B.E.F.. In the Spring of 1917, when the U.S. entered the war, Palmer was recruited by the American Army to serve as the press liaison officer for General Pershing. A good deal of Palmer’s experiences can be gleaned from this article, which was written as a review of his wartime memoirs, The Folly of Nations (1921).

Another Frederick Palmer article can be read here…

A single paragraph review of Sir Philip Gibbs’ (1877 – 1962) book, More That Must Be Told. The book was written as a sequel to his previous volume which cataloged the many blunders and assorted outrages of the Great War, Now It Can Be Told (1920). The reviewer wrote:

Click here to read about the new rules for warfare that were written as a result of the First World War – none of them pertain to the use of poison gas or submarines.

A magazine review of the classic American World War One novel, Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos.

This book is vivid, but not sentimental. It does not contain a description of a single battle. What it does describe is the transformation of minds and bodies under the stress of war.

In the bad-old days of World War I, author Andreas Latzko (1876 – 1943) served as a line officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army. While at the front he was affected by the horrors of combat until he found that he had seen enough and chose to desert. Even before the war had ended he managed to create an anti-war novel and get it to press before the Armistice. Digitized here is the 1918 review of his book, Men In War

Disillusionment and an almost morbid sympathy with mental and physical suffering are outstanding features of the book.