The Lost Battalion WWI Cemetery In this important and revelatory

In this important and revelatory book

and the loss of so many of their brethren

and to the memorials erected to the victims

created a remarkable and enduring legacy

the veteran heard here is for the most part proud of his service

The Lost Battalion WWI Cemetery In this important and revelatoryDescription by Thomas M. Johnson & Fletcher Pratt Paperback For a generation the Lost Battalion exemplified the best of Americas involvement in World War I. Until World War II pushed the Lost Battalion out of the national memory with its own scenes of horror and heroism, mention of the units name summoned up what America admired in its soldiers: unpretentious courage, dogged resistance, and good cheer and adaptation under adversity.