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"""...[Schaeper] has achieved a stellar place in the annals of writing about the history of war ... [an] excellent book."" - Buffalo News ""The combination of Private Kittleman's letters to his family and his personal journal offer a fascinating portrait of one young man's poignant journey from eager recruit to seasoned veteran. These letters, elegantly annotated by Thomas Schaeper, tell America's story during WWI, revealing how the war permanently altered the nation and the lives of the wartime generation."" - Jennifer D. Keene, author of Doughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of America ""Schaeper presents an intimate look at New York doughboy, Frederick A. Kittleman. Throughout the book, Schaeper offers the appropriate context while allowing Kittleman's voice the lead during his training, travel overseas, combat experience, and postwar activities. Kittleman's faith and family fortified him with the strength necessary to endure and survive the Western Front-a century later, it would behoove us to learn from Kittleman's character. Schaeper provides us with a superb representation of the doughboy."" - Edward A. Gutierrez, author of Doughboys on the Great War: How American Soldiers Viewed Their Military Experience ""Located in the space where personal and national history intersect, Somewhere in France places us with Frederick Kittleman in training camp and on the front lines in ways battle histories seldom do. Routine details of Sunday menus and army inoculations come alive through Frederick's entertaining voice, preserving a historical moment which shaped the twentieth century. Schaeper's skillful editing creates a cohesive narrative linked by his own informative and engaging comments. Kudos to Schaeper for recognizing the value of this fascinating look into the life of an ordinary soldier. I couldn't put it down."" - Celia M. Kingsbury, author of For Home and Country: World War I Propaganda on the Home Front"

The combination of Private Kittleman's letters to his family and his personal journal offer a fascinating portrait of one young man's poignant journey from eager recruit to seasoned veteran. These letters, elegantly annotated by Thomas Schaeper, tell America's story during WWI, revealing how the war permanently altered the nation and the lives of the wartime generation. - Jennifer D. Keene, author of Doughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of America Schaeper presents an intimate look at New York doughboy, Frederick A. Kittleman. Throughout the book, Schaeper offers the appropriate context while allowing Kittleman's voice the lead during his training, travel overseas, combat experience, and postwar activities. Kittleman's faith and family fortified him with the strength necessary to endure and survive the Western Front-a century later, it would behoove us to learn from Kittleman's character. Schaeper provides us with a superb representation of the doughboy. - Edward A. Gutierrez, author of Doughboys on the Great War: How American Soldiers Viewed Their Military Experience Located in the space where personal and national history intersect, Somewhere in France places us with Frederick Kittleman in training camp and on the front lines in ways battle histories seldom do. Routine details of Sunday menus and army inoculations come alive through Frederick's entertaining voice, preserving a historical moment which shaped the twentieth century. Schaeper's skillful editing creates a cohesive narrative linked by his own informative and engaging comments. Kudos to Schaeper for recognizing the value of this fascinating look into the life of an ordinary soldier. I couldn't put it down. - Celia M. Kingsbury, author of For Home and Country: World War I Propaganda on the Home Front

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Thomas J. Schaeper is Professor of History at St. Bonaventure University and the author of many books, including Edward Bancroft: Scientist, Author, Spy.

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