Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: Over the Top
Author: Arthur Guy Empey
Narrator: Lawrence Skinner
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
Language: English
Release date: 12-20-17
Publisher: Audioliterature
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
"Over the Top" (1917) is a World War I memoir by Arthur Guy Empey.
From the Foreword:
During sixteen years of "roughing it", knocking around the world, I have had ample opportunity of studying, at close range, many different peoples, their ideals, their hopes and principles. Through this I have become convinced of the nobility, truth, and justice of the Allies' cause, and know their fight to be our fight, because it espouses the principles of the United States of America, democracy, justice, and liberty. To the average American who has not lived and fought with him, the Englishman appears to be distant, reserved, a slow thinker, and lacking in humor, but from my association with the man who inhabits the British Isles I find that this opinion is unjust. It is my fondest hope that Uncle Sam and John Bull, arms locked, as mates, good and true, each knowing and appreciating the worth of the other, will wend their way through the years to come, happy and contented in each other's company.
Artist Bio Author: Arthur Guy Empey (1883-1963) was an American professional soldier, who, at the end of 1915, voluntarily joined the British Army in World War I. He became an author, screenwriter, actor and producer.
©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature
Members Reviews:
Fascinating biographical account of an American soldier.
I have an original Putnam (The Knickerbocker Press, NY) from 1917, which I recently read. (Almost tossed. Glad I didn't!) Empey is a brilliant writer. This is a page turner. (Being a fan of Downton Abbey didn't hurt me either.)
I purchased THIS book to loan out because my original is fragile. However, I find it disappointing that the original photos, illustrations, and diagrams are MISSING from this latest publication. That is part of what makes my original book such a treat. However I would discourage no one from purchasing this book. This is my kind of history.
Great Autobiography
This was really a nice read. I have read numerous autobiographies about the trench fighting in WW1 and this aligned with the rest. I say that because some of the reviews I read before reading this book stated this book was less than truthful or just propaganda. What was interesting about this book was that it was written and published while the war was still going on. That actually detracted a bit for me because the names of some towns and battles were omitted as the war was still being fought. I only gave it 4 stars because the Kindle version I was reading had all the pictures omitted.
Riveting Firsthand Account
As someone currently researching the First World War, there is no better way to feel like you are a part of history than by firsthand accounts. Mr. Empey did an amazing job at conveying his experiences. Definitely a great addition to the library of anyone interested in WW1.
An American's experience fighting for the Crown
Empey utilizes a good deal of humor to emphasize his experiences as a Yank fighting alongside British "Tommie Atkins" in the trenches of WW1.
