Toward the Flame: A Memoir of World War I

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Considered by many to be the finest American combat memoir of the First World War, Hervey Allen’s Toward the Flame vividly chronicles the experiences of the Twenty-eighth Division in the summertime of 1918. Made up primarily of Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, the Twenty-eighth Division saw extensive action at the Western Front. The tale begins with Lieutenant Allen and his men marching inland from the French coast and ends with their participation within the disastrous battle for the village of Fismette. Allen was once a skilled observer, and the boys with whom he served emerge as well-rounded characters against the horrific backdrop of the war.
 
As a historical document, Toward the Flame is essential for its highly detailed account of the controversial military action at Fismette. On the same time, it easily stands as a piece of literature. Clear-eyed and unsentimental, Allen employs the novelist’s powers of description to create a harrowing portrait of coalition war at its worst.

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