Voices of World War I: Stories from the Trenches

By Ann Heinrichs

Can you imagine shooting down 26 German planes? Or how about organizing an all-female battalion? These were everyday events for people during World War I. Experience their triumphs and defeats first-hand as you read about an American fighter pilot, a Russian peasant, a German submarine commander, and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663983275

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Voices of War: Voices of World War I by Ann Heinrichs

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1: The War to End All Wars

2: Captain Eddie Rickenbacker: America’s Ace Pilot

3: Maria Botchkareva: Russian Peasant

4: Kande Kamara: African Warrior

5: Arthur Empey: American Soldier in Great Britain

6: Adolf von Spiegel: German U-Boat Commander

7: Peace at Last

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THE WAR TO END ALL WARS

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary rode through Sarajevo on a sunny June day in 1914. Suddenly a gunman sprang from a side street. He pointed a pistol into the car and fired, killing the archduke and his wife. The shooter was a Bosnian Serb. He wanted all Serbs

Reviews for Voices of World War I

[ecollado-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book has several stories from soldiers that fought in World War I. It is told as a series of short narrations from the narrator’s point of view. There are pictures from various scenes of the war as well as the people the story is told about