The Remains of Company D

"One of the best. Nelson is an excellent stylist . . . he knows how to tell a story with a capital ‘S'."—The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

"[Never before] has an American nonfiction writer reached into history and produced a testament of young men in terrible battle with the stateliness, the mastery of cadence, the truthfulness, and the muted heartbreak of James Carl Nelson in The Remains of Company D."—Ron Powers, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Flags of Our Fathers

"A beautifully-crafted anthem to doomed American youth, James Carl Nelson's The Remains of Company D is a must-read."—Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Longest Winter and The Bedford Boys
"James Carl Nelson's book is a great contribution to AEF history. He has done an incredible amount of research in order to convey the experience of one group of doughboys . . . and to tell their story through their own words . . . He reminds us that these long-forgotten battles of ninety years ago were as hard fought as any before or since, and that our country was well served by the young men who fought them. It puts a very human face on the experience of Americans on the Western Front."—Dr. Paul Herbert, executive director of the Cantigny First Division Foundation

"Not since Henry Berry's Make the Kaiser Dance has there been an intimate history like this one to illustrate the doughboys' contributions in World War I. The story of Company D, Twenty-Eighth Infantry Regiment, First Division, is one not soon to be forgotten . . . The author's meticulous and persistent research in tracking down the descendants of the combatants to uncover their letters and diaries makes his work the standard for research into the story of the American Expeditionary Force. Essential for all students of modern war."—Library Journal