At Belleau Wood with rifle and sketchpad
Subtitle: memoir of a United States Marine in World War I
By: Louis C. Linn ; edited by Laura Jane Linn Wright and B.J. Omanson
Contributors: Wright, Laura Jane Linn, 1941-, editor; Omanson, B. J. (Bradley J.), editor
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786449040
Subjects: Campaigns; World War, 1914-1918; American Personal narratives; United States. Marine Corps. Marine Brigade, 4th; Belleau Wood, Battle of, France, 1918; United States. Marine Corps; Marines; United States; Biography
Description: "Louis Linn, a Marine in the 4th Marines Brigade, Second Division (Regular Army), A.E.F., carried a sketchbook and pencil. Linn's memoir recalls his training, life in the trenches, fighting at the Battle of Belleau Wood, his wounding, and subsequent hospitalization. Throughout, his sketches and woodcuts portray the action, providing a vivid account of the war from the trenches"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.