The World War Series: The Guns of Europe, The Forest of Swords & The Hosts of the Air (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Great War Trilogy of Youth, Courage, and Battlefield AdventureBy Joseph Alexander Altsheler
Length27h 58m
About this audiobook
The World War Series gathers Joseph A. Altsheler's early Great War novels—The Guns of Europe, The Forest of Swords, and The Hosts of the Air—into a sweeping narrative of Europe convulsed by modern conflict. Written while the war was still unfolding, the trilogy blends juvenile adventure with contemporary historical fiction, following young figures through mobilization, invasion, battlefield peril, espionage, and aerial combat. Its prose is direct, pictorial, and episodic, shaped by the traditions of nineteenth-century romance yet attentive to the new technologies and scale of twentieth-century war. Altsheler, a Kentucky-born journalist and prolific author of historical adventure, brought to these books the habits of a newspaperman and the instincts of a storyteller. Best known for series set in earlier American conflicts, he turned here from retrospective history to events of immediate global urgency. His interest in courage, loyalty, national character, and youthful moral testing made the First World War a natural subject for his established narrative method. This volume is recommended for readers interested in early literary responses to World War I, classic boys' adventure fiction, and the cultural imagination of war before American entry. It offers both excitement and historical insight.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.5 (11)
Includes Amazon
GenreChildren's Literature
Length27 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 6, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The World War Series: The Guns of Europe, The Forest of Swords & The Hosts of the Air (Annotated)
26CHAPTER IV
2Introduction
27CHAPTER V
3Historical Context
28CHAPTER VI
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER VII
5The World War Series: The Guns of Europe, The Forest of Swords & The Hosts of the Air
30CHAPTER VIII
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6The Guns of Europe
31CHAPTER IX
7CHAPTER I
32CHAPTER X
8CHAPTER II
33CHAPTER XI
9CHAPTER III
34CHAPTER XII
10CHAPTER IV
35CHAPTER XIII
11CHAPTER V
36CHAPTER XIV
12CHAPTER VI
37CHAPTER XV
13CHAPTER VII
38The Hosts of the Air: The Story of a Quest in the Great War
14CHAPTER VIII
39CHAPTER I
15CHAPTER IX
40CHAPTER II
16CHAPTER X
41CHAPTER III
17CHAPTER XI
42CHAPTER IV
18CHAPTER XII
43CHAPTER V
19CHAPTER XIII
44CHAPTER VI
20CHAPTER XIV
45CHAPTER VII
21CHAPTER XV
46CHAPTER VIII
22The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne
47CHAPTER IX
23CHAPTER I
48CHAPTER X
24CHAPTER II
49CHAPTER XI
25CHAPTER III
50CHAPTER XII
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