Paul Hederer Posted 16 March , 2006 Share Posted 16 March , 2006 Morning, I was searching through the forum archives and saw some posts concerning a possible translation of Walter Bloem's Great War trilogy. Some forum members may be familiar with the first part of this work, which was translated as, "The Advance from Mons." Any news, updates on this project? The posts I read were from almost two years ago... Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 16 March , 2006 Share Posted 16 March , 2006 Hello Paul, I haven't heard of any further progress. "The Advance from Mons" is available in a fairly recent edition but it isn't a new translation. It's a reprint of the 1930s edition. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dikke Bertha Posted 16 March , 2006 Share Posted 16 March , 2006 What would the trilogy cover? Did he recover from his wounds in 1914 to participate further in the war?? I certainly enjoyed the Advance from Mons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hederer Posted 16 March , 2006 Author Share Posted 16 March , 2006 What would the trilogy cover? Did he recover from his wounds in 1914 to participate further in the war?? I certainly enjoyed the Advance from Mons. It would seem that he did see some frontline service after recovering. I can't say what exactly, but I know he was at Verdun as a company commander. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Blanchard Posted 16 March , 2006 Share Posted 16 March , 2006 For more information and photographs of Bloem check out this link: Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthergw Posted 16 March , 2006 Share Posted 16 March , 2006 For more information and photographs of Bloem check out this link: Click Here I looked here but ended up with a broken link. I'd dearly love to read more of this author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Blanchard Posted 16 March , 2006 Share Posted 16 March , 2006 The link is ok when I checked, but I guess you could access the axishistory forum and search for Bloem. Regards David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthergw Posted 16 March , 2006 Share Posted 16 March , 2006 The link is ok when I checked, but I guess you could access the axishistory forum and search for Bloem. Regards David Thanks David, I'll check it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 16 March , 2006 Share Posted 16 March , 2006 I just checked my 570 page version from 1939. The trilogy is 1. Vormarsch 2. Sturmsignal 3. Das Ganze -Halt Walter Bloem made it through the war, last position as Bn Cdr. March 24, 1918 he was seriously wounded at Morchain - that was the end of his active military career. The book ends with him to be carried away by stretcher bearers. The last page starts with full respect for the English enemy:" The English are tough boys" The last 4 lines in his book are as follows: Front-line soldier I have been. Soldier that i stay. I was given a second weapon. (he means the pen as the weapon of a writer/author) With that I shall continue fighting - for Germany - until my last breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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