# A Yankee in the Trenches — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for A Yankee in the Trenches by Robert Derby Holmes.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to Marion A. Puttee of Southall, Middlesex, England, expressing gratitude for her kindness and support during his time as a stranger in a foreign land.
- [Frontispiece](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/frontispiece.md): The frontispiece introduces Corporal Holmes in the uniform of the 22nd London Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, H.M. Imperial Army, setting the stage for his military service.
- [A Yankee in the Trenches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/a-yankee-in-the-trenches.md): The narrator, an American serving with the British forces, describes his experiences in the trenches, including the daily routines, the constant threat of death, and the camaraderie among soldiers. He recounts a trench r
- [Joining the British Army](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/i-joining-the-british-army.md): The narrator recounts his journey from recruitment in London to training in Dover and eventual deployment to France. He describes the bureaucratic hurdles of enlisting as an American, the camaraderie and discipline of tr
- [II: Going In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/ii-going-in.md): The narrator describes his journey to the front lines, his first impressions of trench life, the cramped and filthy dugout, the camaraderie and grousing of the Tommies, and his volunteering for a trench raid under Lieute

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- [III: A Trench Raid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/iii-a-trench-raid.md)
- [IV: A Few Days’ Rest in Billets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/iv-a-few-days-rest-in-billets.md)
- [V: Feeding the Tommies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/v-feeding-the-tommies.md)
- [Hiking to Vimy Ridge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/vi-hiking-to-vimy-ridge.md)
- [VII: Fascination of Patrol Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/vii-fascination-of-patrol-work.md)
- [On the Go](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/viii-on-the-go.md)
- [IX: First Sight of the Tanks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/ix-first-sight-of-the-tanks.md)
- [X: Following the Tanks Into Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/x-following-the-tanks-into-battle.md)
- [XI: Prisoners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xi-prisoners.md)
- [XII: I Become a Bomber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xii-i-become-a-bomber.md)
- [XIII: Back on the Somme Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xiii-back-on-the-somme-again.md)
- [XIV: The Last Time Over the Top](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xiv-the-last-time-over-the-top.md)
- [Bits of Blighty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xv-bits-of-blighty.md)
- [Suggestions for "Sammy"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xvi-suggestions-for-sammy.md)
- [Glossary of Army Slang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/glossary-of-army-slang.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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