Kings, queens, and pawns : an American woman at the front /
In 1914, journalist and mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart traveled to Europe alone to cover World War I for the Saturday EveningPost. This collection of her writings encompasses her observations on her travels--from being received by King Albert in Belgium and recording his first authorized state...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Taylor Trade Publishing, and imprint of Rowman and Littlefield,
[2015]
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| ISBN: | 9781630760960 163076096X |
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Table of Contents:
- Kings, Queens, And Pawns ; CONTENTS ; FOR KING AND COUNTRY ; I. TAKING A CHANCE ; II. ""SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE"" ; III. LA PANNE ; IV. ""'TWAS A FAMOUS VICTORY"" ; V.A TALK WITH THE KING OF THE BELGIANS ; VI. THE CAUSE ; VII. THE STORY WITH AN END ; VIII. THE NIGHT RAID ON DUNKIRK ; IX. NO MAN'S LAND ; X. THE IRON DIVISION ; XI. AT THE HOUSE OF THE BARRIER ; XII. NIGHT IN THE TRENCHES ; XIII. ""WIPERS"" ; XIV. LADY DECIES' STORY ; XV. RUNNING THE BLOCKADE ; XVI. THE MAN OF YPRES ; XVII. IN THE LINE OF THE ""MITRAILLEUSE"" ; XVIII. FRENCH GUNS IN ACTION ; XIX. ""I NIBBLE THEM""
- XX. DUNKIRK: FROM MY JOURNAL XXI. TEA WITH THE AIR-FIGHTERS ; XXII. THE WOMEN AT THE FRONT ; XXIII. THE LITTLE ""SICK AND SORRY"" HOUSE ; XXIV. FLIGHT ; XXV. VOLUNTEERS AND PATRIOTS ; XXVI. A LUNCHEON AT BRITISH HEADQUARTERS ; XXVII. A STRANGE PARTY ; XXVIII. SIR JOHN FRENCH ; XXIX. ALONG THE GREAT BETHUNE ROAD ; XXX. THE MILITARY SECRET ; XXXI. QUEEN MARY OF ENGLAND ; XXXII. THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS ; XXXIII. THE RED BADGE OF MERCY ; XXXIV. IN TERMS OF LIFE AND DEATH ; XXXV. THE LOSING GAME ; XXXVI. HOW AMERICANS CAN HELP ; XXXVII. AN ARMY OF CHILDREN