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🗓️ 1 December 2021
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Author James Carl Nelson joins me in discussing his latest book, “The York Patrol: The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I’s Most Famous Soldier.”
The passing of a century and other events has worked to create and solidify the legend of SGT Alvin York, where the story goes that York single-handedly (or nearly so) took on the German Army, killed some 25 enemy soldiers, and then captured 132 more. More recently, the story has been garnering attention for the fact that sixteen other men were part of and present for what is known as the York Patrol.
Mr. Nelson’s “The York Patrol'' is but the latest book to cover the ongoing legend of SGT York, perhaps America’s most famous Doughboy of WW1:
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-york-patrol-james-carl-nelson?variant=32126628495394
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0:00.0 | All right. So, hey folks, welcome to the Battles of the First World War podcast. The passing of a century and other events has worked to create and solidify the legend of Sergeant Alvin York, where the story goes that York single-handedly or nearly so took on the German army, killed some 25 enemy soldiers, and then captured |
0:24.1 | 132 more. |
0:26.4 | More recently, the story has been garnering attention for the fact that 16 other men were |
0:31.6 | part of and present for what is known as the York Patrol. I'm joined here today by former journalist, and correct me if I'm wrong, Mr. Nelson, former |
0:43.3 | journalist and now author James Carl Nelson, here to discuss his latest book, The York |
0:49.3 | Patrol, the real story of Alvin York and the unsung heroes who made him World War I's most famous soldier. |
0:56.9 | The York Patrol is but the latest book. |
0:59.1 | You cover the ongoing legend of Sergeant York, perhaps America's most famous doughboy of World War I. |
1:06.3 | Mr. Nelson, welcome to the podcast. |
1:09.9 | Thank you. |
1:11.8 | So I'm going to just share that book cover here so folks can see it. |
1:16.1 | And there we go. |
1:17.8 | All right. |
1:18.9 | So, Mr. Nelson, I just gave you the barest of introductions. |
1:24.5 | So I think we can open it up. |
1:26.3 | Could you tell us a little bit more about yourself, |
1:28.1 | your professional background and such? Yeah, I mean, I was a journalist for 34 years, something like |
1:35.8 | that. But while I was still working as a journalist, I wrote three books about World War I. |
1:40.8 | The first was the remains of company D was about my grandfather's unit in the first division. |
1:46.8 | And it was actually 103 years ago yesterday that he was shot through the abdomen at the, |
1:51.7 | during the Battle of Swassau, as he was, excuse me, advancing on the village of Plessy. |
1:57.3 | My next book, Five Lieutenant's grew out of my research for Remains and Company D. |
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