Over the Top: Frontline Fighting Stories - Epic Battle Tales for War History Enthusiasts | Perfect for Military Book Lovers & WWI Research
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In 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania was making its way from New York to Liverpool when it was sunk by a German U-boat, shocking the world with the massive death toll. Infuriated by the tragedy, Arthur Guy Empey, an American citizen, traveled to England to enlist in the Royal Fusiliers, as the United States had not yet entered the war. Over the Top tells the story of Empey's experiences in a voice straight from the western front, causing listeners to feel as if they are right there in the trenches.This book was the biggest bestseller of the war, with sales totaling a million copies. Perhaps one of its most entertaining features is the appendix entitled "Tommy's Dictionary of the Trenches," which defines slang and other terms used by British soldiers. The book remains a classic, the fascinating story of an American soldier fighting in the British Army.
Customer Reviews
This is a very interesting book about life in the trenches in WWI. Arthur Guy Empey was a very informative, entertaining, and informal writer, and this book is full of details and anecdotes of day-to-day life in the trenches. I love his use of the slang of the day, every word he uses seems so vivid and true-to-life. He is so matter-of-fact about the bravery of himself and his fellow soldiers. It seems amazing that he, a US citizen, made his way to England and volunteered for this hard and dangerous war. I feel like I learned so much about what life was like for these young soldiers. .
