Big Red One, World War I
Rowan Drake
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
The Big Red One, Book 4: World War I, and it's a deeply moving, unflinching portrait of one man's return to the battlefield when the world goes to war again.
Set in 1917, as the United States joins the First World War, this fourth installment in the acclaimed Big Red One series follows Captain Thomas Anders, Spanish-American War veteran, father, and reluctant soldier, as he's called back into service by none other than General John J. Pershing.
From the solemn weight of home in Boston to the chaotic training grounds of Fort Jay, and finally across the Atlantic to France, Anders becomes part of something bigger than himself: the formation of the legendary First Infantry Division, also known as The Big Red One. Through rigorous training, philosophical doubts, and the camaraderie of a new generation of soldiers, he must once again reckon with what war takes, and what it asks us to leave behind.
This novel blends lyrical prose with raw realism, capturing the intimate cost of duty and the forging of one of America's most iconic military units.
Duration - 9h 30m.
Author - Rowan Drake.
Narrator - Digital Voice Marcus G.
Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2024 Rowan Drake ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Big Red One, Book 4: World War I, and it's a deeply moving, unflinching portrait of one man's return to the battlefield when the world goes to war again. Set in 1917, as the United States joins the First World War, this fourth installment in the acclaimed Big Red One series follows Captain Thomas Anders, Spanish-American War veteran, father, and reluctant soldier, as he's called back into service by none other than General John J. Pershing. From the solemn weight of home in Boston to the chaotic training grounds of Fort Jay, and finally across the Atlantic to France, Anders becomes part of something bigger than himself: the formation of the legendary First Infantry Division, also known as The Big Red One. Through rigorous training, philosophical doubts, and the camaraderie of a new generation of soldiers, he must once again reckon with what war takes, and what it asks us to leave behind. This novel blends lyrical prose with raw realism, capturing the intimate cost of duty and the forging of one of America's most iconic military units. Duration - 9h 30m. Author - Rowan Drake. Narrator - Digital Voice Marcus G. Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 Rowan Drake ©.
Language:
English
Title Page
Duration:00:00:11
Dedication
Duration:00:01:01
Epigraph
Duration:00:00:11
Foreword
Duration:00:01:57
1 - The Weight of Watching
Duration:00:34:28
2 - The Making of the Big Red One
Duration:00:35:30
3 - The Crossing
Duration:00:25:12
4 - First Blood
Duration:00:31:20
5 - The Pig That Wasn’t There
Duration:00:27:57
6 - The First Strike
Duration:00:30:03
7 - The Rest Between Storms
Duration:00:31:37
8 - The Fire That Follows
Duration:00:34:24
9 - Where the War Waited
Duration:00:24:40
10 - The Salient and the Silence
Duration:00:32:34
11 - Scratch Company
Duration:00:28:07
12 - What the Guns Forgot
Duration:00:29:26
13 - The Dead Keep Marching
Duration:00:37:40
14 - Eleven Eleven
Duration:00:28:13
15 - What Now Remains
Duration:00:27:27
16 - Crossing into the Quiet
Duration:00:35:33
17 - To Stand, Not Conquer
Duration:00:30:32
18 - When the Uniform Comes Off
Duration:00:37:20
Afterword
Duration:00:02:10
Further Reading: Rangers, North Africa
Duration:00:00:48
Also By Rowan Drake
Duration:00:01:05
About the Author
Duration:00:01:08