Serving in World War I in Company C of the 102nd Infantry Regiment, Charles Leo Boucher or “Lucky Charlie” tells of his adventures and experiences during the war. He explicitly describes the horrors of fires and the terrors of traveling to the Mexican border. Charlie tells f his exhausting twenty-six mile a day journeys. I admire that in the edited version of Charlie’s war diaries, there are small blurbs of extra information along with illustrations, pictures, and diagrams. The maps are also an excellent addition as they are convenient to try and picture the scene in your head. I also found it very interesting that he fails to mention anyone’s name toward the beginning, referring to people as “my buddy” or “the skipper”. Charlie is very descriptive
