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Chargement... Toward the Flame: A Memoir of World War I (édition 2003)par Hervey Allen (Auteur)
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Considered by many to be the finest American combat memoir of the First World War, Hervey Allen's Toward the Flame vividly chronicles the experiences of the Twenty-eighth Division in the summer of 1918. Made up primarily of Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, the Twenty-eighth Division saw extensive action on the Western Front. The story begins with Lieutenant Allen and his men marching inland from the French coast and ends with their participation in the disastrous battle for the village of Fismette. Allen was a talented observer, and the men with whom he served emerge as well-rounded characters against the horrific backdrop of the war. As a historical document, Toward the Flame is significant for its highly detailed account of the controversial military action at Fismette. At the same time, it easily stands as a work of literature. Clear-eyed and unsentimental, Allen employs the novelist's powers of description to create a harrowing portrait of coalition war at its worst. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Yes, it is very descriptive of both the fatigue, boredom and sudden horror of war, but it appears that Harvey Allen took very little pains to craft his story into a coherent narrative or to try to draw any conclusions from his experience. Indeed, Allen has this to say in his preface -
"It is a narrative, plain, unvarnished, without heroics and true ... It gives a glimpse of some of the fighting about Chateau-Thierry and Fismes, but above all, it shows how we lived and died, ate, cooked, looked, thought and felt during this time . .. The book is not propaganda of any kind. It is much more than that; it is a picture of war, broken off when the film burned out."
I have the utmost respect for Allen, who went on to write many books, including a bestseller, ANTHONY ADVERSE, but the fact that it took me several tries to finish TOWARD THE FLAME, perhaps suggests it could use a touch more 'varnish.' I will, however, recommend it to war lit buffs, if only for its gritty detail and authenticity.
- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER ( )