The Remains of Company D
- Author James Carl Nelson
- Narrator Ray Porter
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 18 February 2010
- Run Time 13 hours and 43 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre First World War.
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What to expect
Haunted by an ancestor’s tale of near death on a distant battlefield, James Carl Nelson set out in pursuit of the scraps of memory of his grandfather’s small infantry unit.
The Remains of Company D follows the members of Company D, 28th Infantry Regiment, United States First Division, from enlistment to combat to the effort to recover their remains, focusing on the three major battles at Cantigny, Soissons, and in the Meuse-Argonne—and the effect these horrific battles had on the men.
The author’s years of travel across the world led to the retrieval of unpublished personal papers, obscure memoirs, and communications from numerous Doughboys as well as original interviews of the descendants of his grandfather’s comrades in arms.
The result is a compelling tale of battle rooted in new primary sources and one man’s search for his grandfather’s legacy in a horrifying maelstrom that is today poorly understood and nearly forgotten.
This is an important and powerful tale of the different destinies, personalities, and motivations of the men in Company D and a timeless portrayal of men at war.
Critics Review
'One of the best. Nelson is an excellent stylist...he knows how to tell a story with a capital 'S'.'
'Not since Henry Berry's Make the Kaiser Dance has there been an intimate history like this one to illustrate the doughboys' contributions in World War I...Essential for all students of modern war.'
'Nelson's...larger theme [is] a search for the mark of the Great War on the American consciousness...The author maintains a quick pace and provides evocative imagery...A welcome addition to any military-history shelf.'
'A beautifully crafted anthem to doomed American youth...A must-read for World War I enthusiasts and those looking for a damn good war book.'
'Conveys the experience of one group of doughboys...and to tell their story through their own words...It puts a very human face on the experience of Americans on the Western Front.'
'Nelson has combined previously unpublished first-person accounts, prodigious research, and vivid, you-are-there prose into one of the great books on the subject. This is a Band of Brothers for World War I.'
'Never has an American nonfiction writer reached into history and produced a testament of young men in terrible battle with the stateliness, the mastery of cadence, the truthfulness, and the muted heartbreak of James Carl Nelson in The Remains of Company D.'
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