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A soldier's memoir recounts his capture during intense fighting, the march through occupied territory, and an extended period of imprisonment. It portrays daily scarcity, inadequate rations, illness, camp hierarchies and the informal economies that develop among inmates, alongside acts of solidarity and small acts of ingenuity that help men endure. The narrative contrasts harsh treatment by captors with moments of sympathy and aid from civilians, and alternates vivid frontline scenes with detailed descriptions of camp routines, morale, and the struggle to preserve dignity under prolonged hardship.
The following narrative tells of the adventures of an American boy in German imprisonment from his capture November 30, 1917, to his release December 9, 1918. The author is a native of Durham, N. C., and a student of Trinity College, who went over and joined the English forces before America’s entry into the war, serving in the Eleventh King’s Royal Rifles six months and going through the severe fighting around Ypres and Cambrai before his capture.