Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Defeat of Austria as Seen by the 7th Division: Being a Narrative of the Fortunes of the 7th Division From the Time It Left the Asiago Plateau in August 1918 Till the Conclusion of the Armistice With Austria on November 4, 1918
I do so with great pleasure for many reasons. It records faith fully the last act Of a great drama in which my Old Division played no mean part. Though the story is written in the first instance for the 7th Division, I know it will appeal to many soldiers, and that if different names and places are substituted, each will recognise in the vivid picture presented Of battle, rest and preparation, many similar situations which have fallen to his lot. It will therefore give much pleasure to them and their friends. But most Of all I appreciate being allowed to write this foreword, because the book is written by a soldier and a man who for three and a half years has lived with, studied and guided, the actual fighting man, and has shared daily in the hardships, dangers, sorrows and pleasures of the private soldier.
The author also brings to his subject a knowledge of military history, since augmented by practical knowledge on many a battle field. The book is one, therefore, which, though I call it a story, will rank as history as far as the incidents it describes.
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