Author: William Augustus Wellman

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Published: 2015-07-17

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9781331570844

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Excerpt from Go, Get 'Em: The True Adventures of an American Aviator of the Lafayette Flying Corps Who Was the Only Yankee Flyer Fighting Over General Pershing's Boys of the Rainbow Division in Lorraine, When They First Went "Over the Top" It was a drowsy, peaceful day in early May. War seemed remote, an evil unreality. Lured from my writing by the insistent call of Spring, I left my desk and strolled instinctively toward Boston's breathing space, the "Common" of historic memories, whose easterly mall, honored in bearing the name of Lafayette, was now lined with a row of trim green and white cottages dedicated to the comfort of the boys who wear the khaki or the blue. Before the little stage in front of one I saw gathered a thronging crowd that, from a distance, gave the impression of many drones clustered about the opening of a hive. Such assemblages had become every-day sights and I moved toward it, impelled by a mild curiosity merely; but, when my eyes fell upon the figure which was leaning over the railing in an attitude of stirring appeal, my steps quickened. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Go, Get 'Em written by William Augustus Wellman and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Go, Get 'Em: The True Adventures of an American Aviator of the Lafayette Flying Corps Who Was the Only Yankee Flyer Fighting Over General Pershing's Boys of the Rainbow Division in Lorraine, When They First Went "Over the Top" It was a drowsy, peaceful day in early May. War seemed remote, an evil unreality. Lured from my writing by the insistent call of Spring, I left my desk and strolled instinctively toward Boston's breathing space, the "Common" of historic memories, whose easterly mall, honored in bearing the name of Lafayette, was now lined with a row of trim green and white cottages dedicated to the comfort of the boys who wear the khaki or the blue. Before the little stage in front of one I saw gathered a thronging crowd that, from a distance, gave the impression of many drones clustered about the opening of a hive. Such assemblages had become every-day sights and I moved toward it, impelled by a mild curiosity merely; but, when my eyes fell upon the figure which was leaning over the railing in an attitude of stirring appeal, my steps quickened. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.