Ambulancing on the French Front: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Ambulancing on the French Front, credited to Edward R. Coyle, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Ambulancing on the French Front by Edward R. Coyle. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Edward Coyle was one of the first Americans to serve in the ambulance service in World War I. From a lengthy account of the Siege of Verdun, to such chapters as, “The American YMCA,” “Rear-Line Diversions, and ”Spies," Coyle gives us rare insights into the human side of this intense war. He writes in an eloquent and engaging style that gives a sense of presence and empathy. (Summary by Larry Wilson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Ambulancing on the French Front
• Author credits: Edward R. Coyle
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 4:16:32

Catalogue topics

• WWI
• spies
• biography
• paris
• France
• Ambulance
• military history
• warfare

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. 00 - Dedication and Preface — 2:29
2. 01 - How I Came to Go — 9:35
3. 02 - Ambulance Work — 7:06
4. 03 - Sandricourt — 13:58
5. 04 - Medical Care — 6:15
6. 05 - A Lesson I Learned — 5:21
7. 06 - A Visit to Paris — 7:12
8. 07 - “The Front” — 8:01
9. 08 - Massing before Verdun — 12:45
10. 09 - The Siege of Verdun, Part 1 — 14:55
11. 10 - The Siege of Verdun, Part 2 — 15:48
12. 11 - A Visit to Baccarat — 4:56
13. 12 - Homeless Children — 6:49
14. 13 - Afternoon Tea — 8:55
15. 14 - “Petit Post” — 4:39
16. 15 - Badonviller the Martyr — 9:22
17. 16 - “Snipers” at Work — 5:50
18. 17 - “Kamerad!” — 9:21
19. 18 - The Art of Camouflage — 8:55
20. 19 - Spies and Their Work — 16:40
21. 20 - Letters from the Front — 19:05
22. 21 - Eyes of the Army — 8:41
23. 22 - Anti-Aircraft Batteries — 6:43
24. 23 - Hand Grenade Work — 12:11

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