This book is a memoir of White's (1868 - 1944) experiences during World War 1 at the front line in

France. He and Henry had been commissioned into the Red Cross and were sent to the front line

shortly after America had entered the War. They experienced life for the French people at firsthand

and were shocked by the privations and struggles of the locals. The book also contains a romance

that may or may not be fictional, between a woman and two men on the same boat as them.