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Title: A Work of Propaganda, but Still Worth the Read
Review: For all the horror the narrator experiences as an American fighting for the British in World War I, he has a surprisingly sterile view of things. Author Empey spares no time to dissect his circumstances. He only lays out events as they happen in a blunt, journalistic fashion, detouring only to make some chest-thumping comment about defeating the Germans.Make no mistake, this is a propaganda piece. It wouldn't have been used to rally the American war effort otherwise.However, there's still plenty to take away from it. Life in the trenches, weaponry details, tactics and gallows humor pepper the narration. That's what kept me interested the whole way through.This isn't the quintessential World War I book. But given the role it played as a propaganda piece, it's worth a read for its historic value.
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