Sergeant York and the Great War

His Own Life Story and War Diary""



After World War I, this unknown Tennessee soldier was thrust into the annals of living history. Whether Alvin York liked it or not, his war deeds, as recorded in his own writing and portrayed by Gary Cooper in the classic film, brought him national and worldwide attention. People wanted to know all about the shy and quiet Christian soldier who some enthusiastically said “captured the whole German army.” This book is a three-fold perspective of Sergeant York and the Great War. The first consists of primary-source material from Alvin C. York's own wartime journal. The second facet involves the contemporary author Tom Skeyhill and his recorded interviews with Alvin York after World War I. For further understanding, the editor has included background research and rare photos of the war.