To our allies in 1917, war-weary and discouraged, the words of the song, "The Yanks are coming . . . and we won't come back till it's over, over there," brought new hope.

When the Yanks plunged into the fighting, Europe learned to value the soldiers a young country had sent over. Discipline was irksome to many of them. They were impatient of delay, and wanted, most of all, to "take a crack at the Boche." One independent mountaineer, when not allowed to spend all his time sniping at the enemy, decided that the Boche would appreciate his marksmanship more than his superiors did. So he deserted to the German lines, but the German officer, who, to test his sincerity, started to tear up an American flag, never lived to complete his action.

With her usual skill and discrimination, Phyllis Fenner has chosen stories dealing with different phases of the First World War and with different types of fighting men. Some stories are light, others tragic, but all are taut and dramatic. Among her distinguished authors are Alexander Woollcott, Albert Payson Terhune, and John Buchan.

From the dust jacket

Includes the following stories:

• "Queenstown Patrol" from the book by Edward Ellsberg
• "Verdun Belle" from The Portable Woollcott by Alexander Woollcott 
• "The King of Ypres" from The Moon Endureth by John Buchan
• "First Patrol" from Falcons of France by Charles Nordhoff and James Normal Hall
• "Sherlock Nobody Holmes" from Boys' Life by Percy K. Fitzhugh
• "On Leave" from The Saturday Evening Post by Stuart Cloete
• "The Net Result" from Ships Across the Sea by Ralph D. Paine
• "The Wildcat" from The Saturday Evening Post by Albert Payson Terhune
• "Courage" from The Atlantic Monthly by Brassil Fitzgerald
• "Unknown" from Youth's Companion Anthology by Harford Powel, Jr.