A.E.F.: With General Pershing and the American Forces
Heywood Broun
Play
Length 5 h 19 min
Chapters 21
First published 1919
In 1917, the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) arrived in Europe to fight alongside the French and British allied forces. American journalist Heywood Broun followed the AEF and reported on their experiences. He published these sketches in book form in 1918. This project is part of the ongoing commemoration by LibriVox volunteers of the centenary of World War I. (Summary by MaryAnn)
Chapters
1
The Big Pond Read by MaryAnn 10:05
2
The A. E. F. Read by MaryAnn 14:42
3
Lafayette, Nous Voilà Read by twalter8 13:16
4
The Franco-american Honeymoon Read by twalter8 23:46
5
Within Sound of the Guns Read by twalter8 20:51
6
Sunny France Read by Denise Nordell 17:36
7
Pershing Read by twalter8 11:51
8
Men with Medals Read by James K. White 15:33
9
Letters Home Read by William A Crenshaw 10:45
10
Marines Read by William A Crenshaw 9:55
11
Field Pieces and Big Guns Read by twalter8 12:32
12
Our Aviators and a Few Others Read by twalter8 18:58
13
Hospitals and Engineers Read by MaryAnn 14:09
14
We Visit the French Army Read by twalter8 18:10
15
Verdun Read by William A Crenshaw 7:36
16
We Visit the British Army Read by Jeremiah Sutherland 19:46
17
Back from Prison Read by Jeremiah Sutherland 5:22
18
Finishing Touches Read by Jeremiah Sutherland 21:51
19
The American Army Marches To The Trenches Read by William A Crenshaw 9:20
20
Trench Life Read by James K. White 22:32
21
The Veterans Return Read by James K. White 20:20
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
