The Last Of The Doughboys -- Mark Thompson, Battleland
For those of us of a certain age, there was a certain poignancy watching the last of the nation’s World War I vets – those who went to Europe in 1917-1918 to fight in the “war to end all wars” – slowly die off. Frank Buckles, the last veteran standing, passed away more than two years ago.
Richard Rubin spent the last decade tracking down and talking to these men and women before they left us, and has written their story in The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War. He has posted some of their recollections, and discussed the book in this email chat with Battleland this week.
Why did you write this book?
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My Comment: Kudos to Richard Rubin for taking the time to chronicle the stories of these brave men.
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