Nelson, James Carl

A flawed work that will probably best suit World War I completists.

Nelson adeptly integrates the individual experiences of the regiment with the wider events of the expedition, though sometimes the narrative is overdramatized. Still, this largely overlooked event will interest readers of military history.

Nelson's habit of putting thoughts in his subjects' heads (e.g., "He…detect[ed] no sound but his own heartbeat") may not be for every reader, and more traditional endnotes would have been welcome, but this is a well-researched and touching work that should please World War I history buffs.