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Yanks - A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces) Verse from WWI

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Introduced by Stars and Stripes editor, John T. Winterich (1891-1970) this is a compilation of poetry by members of the American Expeditionary Forces in the last 9 months of WWI and the first 7 months of peace after the war. - Summary by John Greenman

Genre(s): War & Military, Essays & Short Works, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Foreword	John Greenman	00:03:44
Play 01	Just Thinkin’—Hudson Hawley, Pvt., M.G. Bn.	John Greenman	00:02:13
Play 02	To the Kid Sister—J. T. W., Pvt., A.S.	John Greenman	00:01:34
Play 03	Corp’ral’s Chevrons	John Greenman	00:00:54
Play 04	You’re Not a Fan, Pierrette—S. H. C.	John Greenman	00:02:15
Play 05	My Sweetheart—Frank C. McCarthy, Sgt., A.S.	John Greenman	00:00:53
Play 06	Dad’s Letters	John Greenman	00:01:34
Play 07	Mlle. Soixante-Quinze—J. M. H., F.A.	John Greenman	00:02:58
Play 08	Home Is Where the Pie Is	John Greenman	00:01:32
Play 09	How it Works Out—Tyler H. Bliss, Corp., Inf.	John Greenman	00:02:23
Play 10	Faith	John Greenman	00:00:49
Play 11	The Orphans of France—Franklin P. Adams, Capt., U. S. A.; Stuart H. Carroll, Sgt., Q.M.C.	John Greenman	00:01:32
Play 12	Reveille—Ray L. Huff, Pvt., M.D.	John Greenman	00:01:15
Play 13	Full Directions—Daniel Turner Balmer, A.S.	John Greenman	00:01:20
Play 14	On Learning French—Alfred J. Fritchey, Camp Hospital 30	John Greenman	00:01:07
Play 15	“Who Said Sunny France?”—Jack Warren Carrol, Corp., F.A.	John Greenman	00:02:31
Play 16	The Truant—R. R. Kirk, Pvt., G2, S.O.S.	John Greenman	00:01:23
Play 17	Tribute—F. M. H. D., F.A.	John Greenman	00:02:05
Play 18	Sea Stuff—Steuart M. Emery, Pvt., M.P.	John Greenman	00:01:31
Play 19	Letters—Mel Ryder, Sgt. Major, Inf.	John Greenman	00:01:24
Play 20	Soldier Smiles—Allen A. Stockdale, Capt., U.S.A.	John Greenman	00:02:02
Play 21	Beefing—H. H. Huss, Sgt., Inf.	John Greenman	00:01:42
Play 22	The Tank—Richard C. Colburn, Sgt., Tank Corps	John Greenman	00:02:57
Play 23	The New Army—R. R. Kirk, S.S.U.	John Greenman	00:00:49
Play 24	Toujours Le Même—Vance C. Criss, Corp., Engrs.	John Greenman	00:01:42
Play 25	To the West Wind—William S. Long, Corp., A.S.	John Greenman	00:01:04
Play 26	The Driver—F. M. H. D., F.A.	John Greenman	00:02:29
Play 27	Song of the Censor Man—John Fletcher Hall, Sgt., Inf., Acting Chaplain	John Greenman	00:01:54
Play 28	Do You Know this Guy?—Frank Eisenberg, Pvt., Tel. Bn.	John Greenman	00:01:51
Play 29	Camouflage—M. G.	John Greenman	00:01:45
Play 30	Trench Mud—John J. Curtin, Sgt., Inf.	John Greenman	00:01:37
Play 31	I Love Corned Beef—A. P. B.	John Greenman	00:03:15
Play 32	A Chaplain’s Prayer—Thomas F. Coakley, Lt., Chaplain	John Greenman	00:00:53
Play 33	Billets	John Greenman	00:03:48
Play 34	The Mule Skinners—William Bradford, 2nd Lt., A.G.D.	John Greenman	00:02:08
Play 35	The Old Overseas Cap—Fairfax D. Downey, 1st Lt., F.A.	John Greenman	00:01:37
Play 36	Hoggin’ It—Med. Mique	John Greenman	00:02:16
Play 37	The Man—H. T. S.	John Greenman	00:01:00
Play 38	Song of the Guns—Grantland Rice, 1st Lt., F.A.	John Greenman	00:01:55
Play 39	Through the Wheat (The Sergeant's Story)	John Greenman	00:02:10
Play 40	Allies—Merritt Y. Hughes, Pvt., Inf.	John Greenman	00:01:38
Play 41	To Buddy—Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf.	John Greenman	00:01:29
Play 42	The Wood Called Rouge-Bouquet—Joyce Kilmer, Sgt., Inf. Killed in action, July 30, 1918	John Greenman	00:03:23
Play 43	Good-bye	John Greenman	00:01:54
Play 44	The Fields of the Marne—Frank Carbaugh, Sgt., Inf. (Written while lying wounded in hospital; died, August, 1918)	John Greenman	00:01:36
Play 45	A Nurse’s Prayer—Thomas F. Coakley, Lt., Chaplain	John Greenman	00:00:59
Play 46	Lines on Leaving a Little Town Where We Rested—Russell Lord, Corp., F.A.	John Greenman	00:00:59
Play 47	Poppies—Joseph Mills Hanson, Capt., F.A.	John Greenman	00:02:02
Play 48	Poilu—Steuart M. Emery, Pvt., M.P.	John Greenman	00:02:20
Play 49	As Things Are	John Greenman	00:01:01
Play 50	The Girl of Girls—Howard A. Herty, Corp., 1st Army Hq.	John Greenman	00:01:55
Play 51	The Little Dreams—Joseph Mills Hanson, Capt., F.A.	John Greenman	00:04:13
Play 52	The R.T.O.—A. P. Bowen, Sgt., R.T.O.	John Greenman	00:02:03
Play 53	The Machine Gun—Albert Jay Cook, Corp., M.G. Bn	John Greenman	00:01:48
Play 54	Our Dead	John Greenman	00:00:44
Play 55	Everybody’s Friend—Frederick W. Kurth, Sgt., M.T.D.	John Greenman	00:02:12
Play 56	The Stevedore—C. C. Shanfelter, Sgt., S.C.	John Greenman	00:02:24
Play 57	Black and White—Harv.	John Greenman	00:01:51
Play 58	The Ol’ Campaign Hat	John Greenman	00:02:04
Play 59	When the General Came to Town—Vance C. Criss, Corp., Engrs.	John Greenman	00:02:40
Play 60	Seicheprey—J. M. H.	John Greenman	00:01:07
Play 61	Before a Drive—Charles Lyn Fox, Inf.	John Greenman	00:01:58
Play 62	Private Jones, A. E. F.—William I. Engle, Pvt., Inf.	John Greenman	00:02:04
Play 63	“Hommes 40, Chevaux 8”	John Greenman	00:02:09
Play 64	The Bugler—Lin Davies, Pvt.	John Greenman	00:01:17
Play 65	The Return of the Refugees—Frederick W. Kurth, Sgt., M.T.D.	John Greenman	00:01:48
Play 66	As the Trucks Go Rollin’ By—L. W. Suckert, 1st Lt., A.S.	John Greenman	00:02:44
Play 67	Gettin’ Letters—E. C. D., Field Hospital	John Greenman	00:01:58
Play 68	To the Children of France—R. R. Kirk, Pvt., G2, S.O.S.	John Greenman	00:00:52
Play 69	Then We’ll Come Back to You—Howard H. Herty, Corp., 1st Army Hq. Reg.	John Greenman	00:01:33
Play 70	To a Doughboy	John Greenman	00:01:58
Play 71	Lil’ Pal O’ Mine—E.S.E.	John Greenman	00:01:09
Play 72	Perfect Contrition—Thomas F. Coakley, Lt., Chaplain	John Greenman	00:00:46
Play 73	When Private Mugrums Parlay Voos—Charles Divine, Pvt.	John Greenman	00:02:16
Play 74	If I Were a Cootie—A. P. Bowen, Sgt., R.T.O.	John Greenman	00:01:56
Play 75	The Lily—Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf.	John Greenman	00:00:59
Play 76	Me,—An’ War Goin’ On!—John Palmer Cumming, Inf.	John Greenman	00:03:22
Play 77	The Road to Montfaucon—Harold Riezelman, 1st Lt., C.W.S.	John Greenman	00:01:21
Play 78	Vestal Star—Fra Guido, F.A.	John Greenman	00:00:57
Play 79	The Doughboy Promises—Arthur McKeogh, Lt., Inf.	John Greenman	00:02:09
Play 80	Old Lady Rumor—C. H. MacCoy, Base Hosp. 38	John Greenman	00:01:09
Play 81	The Lost Towns—Steuart M. Emery, Pvt., M.P.	John Greenman	00:01:16
Play 82	Der Tag—Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf.	John Greenman	00:01:54
Play 83	There’s About Two Million Fellows—Albert J. Cook, Sgt., Hq. Detch.,—Army Corps	John Greenman	00:03:09
Play 84	November Eleventh—Hilmar R. Baukhage, Pvt., A.E.F.	John Greenman	00:01:33

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