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Company K. Illustrated
About this book
Company K by William March is a powerful and unconventional portrayal of war, offering a stark and deeply human account of soldiers' experiences during World War I.
Rather than following a single narrative line, the novel is composed of a series of brief, interconnected monologues—each voiced by a different member of Company K. Through these fragmented perspectives, March presents a mosaic of memories, emotions, and moral conflicts, revealing the psychological toll of war on ordinary men.
The soldiers recount moments of fear, guilt, brutality, and disillusionment, often reflecting on actions that haunt them long after the battlefield has fallen silent. There is no glorification of heroism; instead, the novel exposes the chaos, randomness, and moral ambiguity of combat, emphasizing the lasting impact of violence on the human conscience.
March's restrained and direct prose heightens the emotional intensity of these voices, allowing each testimony to stand on its own while contributing to a larger, haunting portrait of war. The result is a deeply affecting work that challenges conventional narratives of military glory.
Raw, innovative, and profoundly moving, Company K remains a landmark anti-war novel—an unflinching exploration of memory, trauma, and the enduring consequences of conflict.
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Table of contents
- Introduction
- Private Joseph Delaney
- Private Roland Geers
- Corporal Jerry Blandford
- Corporal Pierre Brockett
- Private Archie Lemon
- Corporal Walter Rose
- Private Samuel Updike
- Sergeant Michael Riggin
- Sergeant Theodore Donohue
- Captain Terence L. Matlock
- First Sergeant Patrick Boss
- Private Roger Jones
- Private Carter Atlas
- Private Lucien Janoff
- Private Thomas Stahl
- Sergeant James Dunning
- Sergeant Wilbur Tietjen
- Private Jesse Brogan
- Private Philip Calhoun
- Private Edward Romano
- Lieutenant Edward Bartelstone
- Private Jacob Geller
- Private Walter Landt
- Private Graley Borden
- Lieutenant Thomas Jewett
- Private Stephen Carroll
- Private Carroll Hart
- Private William Anderson
- Private Martin Dailey
- Private Henry Demarest
- Corporal Lloyd Somerville
- Private Lawrence Dickson
- Private Nathan Mountain
- Private Christian Geils
- Private Mark Mumford
- Private Bernard Glass
- Private John Townsend
- Private Wilbur Halsey
- Private Harry Waddell
- Private Benjamin Hunzinger
- Private Plez Yancey
- Lieutenant Archibald Smith
- Private Edward Carter
- Private Emil Ayres
- Private Martin Appleton
- Private Leslie Westmore
- Private Sylvester Wendell
- Private Ralph Brucker
- Private Byron Long
- Private Philip Wadsworth
- Private Alex Marro
- Private John McGill
- Private Sidney Borgstead
- Private Allan Methot
- Private Danny O’Leary
- Private Jeremiah Easton
- Private William Mulcahey
- Sergeant Julius Pelton
- Corporal Clarence Foster
- Private Walter Drury
- Private Charles Gordon
- Private Roger Inabinett
- Private Richard Mundy
- Private Howard Nettleton
- Private Harland Perry
- Private Albert Nallett
- Private Robert Nalls
- Private Oswald Pollard
- Private Martin Passy
- Private Leo Hastings
- Private Silas Pullman
- Private Samuel Quillin
- Private Abraham Rickey
- Private Wilbur Bowden
- Private Eugene Merriam
- Private Herbert Merriam
- Private Peter Stafford
- Private Sydney Belmont
- Private Richard Starnes
- Corporal Frederick Willcoxen
- Sergeant Marvin Mooney
- Private Oliver Teclaw
- Private Franklin Good
- The Unknown Soldier
- Private Charles Upson
- Corporal Stephen Waller
- Private Leo Brogan
- Private Robert Armstrong
- Private Christian van Osten
- Private Albert Hayes
- Private Andrew Lurton
- Private Howard Bartow
- Private William Nugent
- Private Ralph Nerion
- Private Paul Waite
- Sergeant Jack Howie
- Private Arthur Crenshaw
- Private Everett Qualls
- Private Harold Dresser
- Private Walter Webster
- Private Sylvester Keith
- Private Leslie Jourdan
- Private Frederick Terwilliger
- Private Colin Wiltsee
- Private Roy Howard
- Private Theodore Irvine
- Private Howard Virtue
- Private Leslie Yawfitz
- Private Manuel Burt
- Private Colin Urquhart
- Lieutenant James Fairbrother
- Private Rufus Yeomans
- Private Sam Ziegler
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