The Lost Battalion WWI Cemetery created a remarkable and enduring

created a remarkable and enduring legacy

he knew well the importance of being present if you want to get the real story

In this important and revelatory book

The harrowing first-person account of a French foot soldier who survived four years in the trenches of the First World War

and the loss of so many of their brethren

The Lost Battalion WWI Cemetery created a remarkable and enduringDescription by Thomas M. Johnson & Fletcher Pratt Paperback For a generation the Lost Battalion exemplified the best of Americas involvement in World War I. Until World War II pushed the Lost Battalion out of the national memory with its own scenes of horror and heroism, mention of the units name summoned up what America admired in its soldiers: unpretentious courage, dogged resistance, and good cheer and adaptation under adversity.