03051cam a22003373u 4500 77321 UtSlPG 20260610134806.0 m cr n 260607r20251915utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 15028169 UtSlPG en iso639-1 D501 Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander), 1879-1957 Vive la France! Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-11-24 Richard Tonsing, Peter Becker, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Vive la France!" by E. Alexander Powell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. It likely chronicles the Western Front through a war correspondent’s eyes, embedding with French and British forces to depict artillery duels, trench life, civilian endurance, and the machinery and organization of modern war, with an admiring focus on France’s courage. The opening of the book follows the author’s struggle through Allied secrecy to gain front-line access, then his dash from Paris into a landscape of trenches, ruined villages, and resolute peasants. He witnesses a review near the guns where Poincaré and Millerand decorate soldiers, watches the poilus, artillery, and cavalry parade, then observes masked batteries execute precise, telephone-directed fire before being caught in a retaliatory shelling. A visit to Soissons reveals deserted streets and a shattered cathedral with a steadfast curé, segueing into clear explanations of observers, shrapnel versus high explosive, and the fortress-like nature of trench warfare. He renders the violence of barrages vividly and recounts Dunkirk and nearby Bergues under long-range fire directed by aircraft, conveying civilian terror and destruction. Shifting to the British line, he notes disciplined preparation (exemplified by the Prince of Wales training), Kitchener’s new army, humming logistics from buses to base hospitals, fast post and intelligence systems, strict sanitation, and the limited rum ration while rebutting “doping” claims. He also highlights large-scale veterinary care for horses, explains why the British hold a shorter, harder sector, and closes this opening with the first mass gas attack at Ypres that breaks a French colonial stretch under a chlorine cloud. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915 World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France https://archive.org/details/vivelafranceyeal00poweuoft https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77321 118041 118041