An American Soldier In World War 1 Summary

An American Soldier In World War 1 is a series of loving letters from a normal American soldier to his fiancé during World War 1. The author captivates the tragedies and normal day of life for an American soldier who fought in World War 1. The letters speak of unimaginable activities and tasks endured by American soldiers from enlisting to drafting. George “Brownie” Browne gives us, the audience and his fiancé, a new invigorating look into the difficulties of living, training, transporting to France, and the dangers in combat. Brownie’s superior hope and love for his affectionate fiancé Martha “Marty” Ingersoll Johnson gives great insight to his devotion in returning to America safely. Brownie is very specific on his daily activities to Marty. His dedication to write her almost everyday and about everything, even the simple things, is very impressive. He writes her about his first couple weeks in training. On July 9, 1917 Brownie …show more content…
The main target as explained was Hill 288, the author explains how the rumbling of the shells as they were “surrounded and then annihilated.” The book gives gory details on the bloody war that went on; how many of the men, including Brownie, had been gassed and in one example “at dawn, we looked around and soon came across what appeared to be a piece of roast beef strapped by a web belt and the initials ‘ws’ were burned in the belt. Those were the mortal remains of Bill Sheahan” It is heartbreaking to read the details of the many men who have sustained living a life of tragedy. The constant heartache that one must go through it devastating, this is exactly what the author is trying to reveal through this book, the unknown, untold stories of men who have gone through much more than our history books tell