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Onlooker in France 1917-1919, by William Orpen
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Title: An Onlooker in France 1917-1919
Author: William Orpen
Release Date: December 29, 2006 [EBook #20215]
Language: English
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AN ONLOOKER IN FRANCE
[Illustration: I. Field-Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde, O.M., K.T., etc.]
AN ONLOOKER IN FRANCE
1917-1919
BY SIR WILLIAM ORPEN, K.B.E., R.A.
LONDON WILLIAMS AND NORGATE 1921
Pictures and Text, Copyright 1921 by Sir William Orpen, K.B.E., R.A.
Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, Paris Garden, Stamford St., S.E. 1, and Bungay, Suffolk.
PREFACE (p. v)
This book must not be considered as a serious work on life in France behind the lines, it is merely an