Description: A compelling tale of battle rooted in one man's search for his grandfather's legacy, this work follows the members of Company D, 28th Infantry Regiment, United States First Division, focusing on three major battles during World War I.
Brief description: JAMES CARL NELSON has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota and has worked as a staff writer for The Miami Herald. He has since covered some of the major stories of the day, including the terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City; the massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado; the arrest of the Unabomber; and the deaths of twelve coal miners at the Sago Mine in West Virginia in 2006. He is an active member of the Western Front Association, which is devoted to the study of the Great War. He is the author of The Remains of Company D and Five Lieutenants.
Review Quotes:
"[Never before] 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." --Ron Powers, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Flags of Our Fathers
"One of the best. Nelson is an excellent stylist...he knows how to tell a story with a capital 'S'." --The Star Tribune "A beautifully-crafted anthem to doomed American youth, James Carl Nelson's The Remains of Company D is a must-read." --Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Longest Winter and The Bedford Boys "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. The story of Company D, 28th Infantry Regiment, First Division, is one not soon to be forgotten...The author's meticulous and persistent research in tracking down the descendants of the combatants to uncover their letters and diaries makes his work the standard for research into the story of the American Expeditionary Force." --Library Journal