Letters From a Yankee Doughboy

“Letters From a Yankee Doughboy is a book of over 125 letters written by Private 1st Class Raymond W. Maker to his sister during World War I. Edited by his grandson and noted military historian, Major Bruce H. Norton, USMC (Ret), the letters detail his experiences in combat, including fighting at Belleau Wood, and being gassed, and wounded near Verdun. The book provides a vivid, personal account of the everyday realities of ground warfare for a young New England soldier.”