In the Line 1914-1918

George B cher served as an infantryman in the German army from 1914 through the end of the war, seeing action at a startling number of the most important battles, including the Marne, Verdun, the Somme, Ypres, the Vosges, and the 1918 Spring Offensive. Originally published in 1932, this book tells the story of B cher’s war in vivid detail, revealing how his psychological state changed as time went on–and as he saw friend after friend killed. Bl cher is an unsparing narrator, showing us how ea…