A French soldier named Henry Barbusse published one of the first novels about WW1, Le Feu, under fire: the story of a squad. In his vivid recollections he wrote, “Two armies that fight each other is like one army committing suicide.” When we last left our hero, he had just been wounded & was on his way to wherever in the back of one of the ambulances he was supposed to be driving.

My name is Tricia Sulpizio & I am your host for another episode of tea & bedtime stories, a podcast for anyone who likes good books.

In this episode, we will continue reading A Farewell to Arms, a novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1929. Last time, we read chapter NINE in book ONE, & now I will continue the story with chapter TEN. After reading the chapter, I will follow up with quick facts & my impressions.

I look forward to talking to you soon. Thanks for listening!

Reference

https://www.historyhit.com/the-great-war-in-words-quotes-by-contemporaries-of-world-war-one/ - quotes from contemporaries of WW1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Medal_of_Military_Valor#:~:text=The%20Silver%20Medal%20of%20Military,an%20Italian%20medal%20for%20gallantry. – Medaglia d’argento

https://eltnmsu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/paz2u_nmsu_edu/Documents/Desktop/Vlog%20content/Tea%20and%20Bedtime%20Stories/A%20farewell%20to%20arms/Episode%20research/the%20bulletin%20newspaper%201917-1919.pdf the bulletin newspaper WW1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61st_Infantry_Division_%22Sirte%22 – Brigata Ancona