![]() ![]() Instead, they quickly found themselves surrounded by German forces and cut off from support. Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey tells the story of a mostly forgotten World War I battle involving what has come to be known as the “Lost Battalion.” Some 700 troops under the command of Major Charles Whittlesey followed orders to advance into a narrow ravine in France’s Argonne Forest, assured that other units were moving up with them. Maybe it’s apt that in the midst of this, Kathleen Rooney’s latest novel should bring us a tale of war. Are we losing or winning the battle, are we stuck in a stalemate, is this a war of attrition? Meanwhile, we’re bombarded by natural disasters: wildfires (again) in the West, hurricanes (again) along our coasts.We’re each largely isolated, sheltering in place, with nowhere to go and little idea when help might arrive. More than six months into a pandemic isolation we initially hoped would last weeks, it’s hard not to think and speak in war metaphors. ![]()
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