A Doctor in France, 1917-1919: The Diary of Harold Barclay

This diary chronicles an American medical officer's service in France during the First World War, recounting departure and voyage, daily routines in hospital units, front-line evacuations, and participation in major operations. Entries mix practical detail about surgical and logistical work, transport and billeting, impressions of allied and local landscapes, and interactions with fellow officers, nurses, and enlisted men. The narrative alternates between clinical observations, logistical challenges of moving patients and supplies, and personal reflections on comradeship, hardship, and the strains of wartime medicine.