Carefully structured to emphasize the immediacy of problems faced by its players, the novel relegates combat scenes to flashbacks and centers instead on the struggles Richard faces as he tries to carve out a humble but honest existence in ...
The story of the Doughboys of the American Expeditiionary Force who went to France in 1917-1918 to "make the world safe for democracy" is one of the great untold epics of American history.