Cellars of Marcelcave: A Yankee Doctor in the Bef

by Gallagher, Bernard J., III; Gallagher, Christopher J.; Malloy, Mary E.

• ISBN13: 9781572491106
• ISBN10: 1572491108
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: White Mane Pub

Summary

Before America went to war in 1917 to make the world "safe for democracy, " Uncle Sam sent over 1,500 doctors to fill the depleted ranks of the British Army. Among these volunteers was Ben Gallagher, 28, fresh from his internship. With a clinician's eye and a historian's sense, he saw the "war to end all wars" from a front line aid post. He survived several hairbreadth escapes as well as a successful escape from a prisoner of war camp. But only Ben's shoes make it to freedom! Ben's encounters with wounded British, the famous Baron von Richtofen, and a German intelligence officer bring the conflict to life. Edited by his grandson, also a doctor, Ben's journal of his actual experiences make for an unforgettable read. This book is for historian and non-historian alike. A real life "All Quiet on the Western Front" as told by an American doctor who was "over there."

Step into the mind and heart of Ben Gallagher, fresh out of the University of Minnesota Medical School and a battalion surgeon with the Gloucestershire Regiment on the Somme Front in France, as the Gre

Table of Contents

Prologue: Ashes to Ashes	ix
1. I Want You	1	(18)
2. U-boat Alley	19	(26)
3. Meeting a Train	45	(20)
4. To the Front	65	(30)
5. Over the Top	95	(20)
6. Debate	115	(12)
7. Paris	127	(8)
8. Raids	135	(10)
9. Beware of MacDuff	145	(12)
10. Chaos and Confusion	157	(34)
11. Feldlazarett	191	(14)
12. French Cookies	205	(8)
13. Ten Million Men	213	(8)
14. Prisoner in the Black Forest	221	(12)
15. Escape	233	(10)
16. Home Free	243	(22)
Epilogue	265