Audiobook

Over the Top

Arthur Guy Empey was an American who responded to the sinking of the Lusitania by enlisting with the British Army to fight in France. His experiences in the trenches, including his ultimate wounding and convalescence, became this book. When published in 1917, it was a major hit and helped the recruiting effort when America entered the Great War.

If you've heard of the horror of trench warfare in WWI and want to see it from below dirt level, Empey offers it all here.

Also included is Empey's popular "Tommy's Dictionary of the Trenches" which humorously demystifies the slang used by the British soldier. (Summary by Mark F. Smith)

Year of Publication: 1917Genres: War & Military , Memoirs

Running Time: 7 hours 04 minutes 16 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Dedication, Foreword, and Glossary 1 Mark F. Smith	47:12
2	Glossary Part 2 Mark F. Smith	41:34
3	Ch. 1 – From Mufti to Khaki; Ch. 2 – Blighty to Reat Billets Mark F. Smith	29:19
4	Ch. 3 – I Go to Church; Ch. 4 – Into the Trench Mark F. Smith	10:30
5	Ch. 5 – Mud, Rats, and Shells; Ch. 6 – Back of the Line Mark F. Smith	14:53
6	Ch. 7 – Rations; Ch. 8 – The Little Wooden Cross Mark F. Smith	16:36
7	Ch. 9 – Suicide Annex; Ch. 10 – The Day’s Work Mark F. Smith	10:38
8	Ch. 11 – Over the Top; Ch. 12 – Bombing Mark F. Smith	22:01
9	Ch. 13 – My First Official Bath; Ch. 14 – Picks and Shovels Mark F. Smith	18:39
10	Ch. 15 – Listening Post; Ch. 16 – Battery D238 Mark F. Smith	34:41
11	Ch. 17 – Out in Front; Ch. 18 – Staged Under Fire 19 – On His Own Mark F. Smith	31:43
12	Ch. 20 – Chats With Fritz; Ch. 21 – About Turn Mark F. Smith	21:31
13	Ch. 22 – Punishments & Machine-gun Stunts; Ch. 23 – Gas Attacks & Spies Mark F. Smith	31:28
14	Ch. 24 – The Firing Squad Mark F. Smith	35:46
15	Ch. 25 – Preparing for the Big Push; Ch. 26 – All Quiet ? On the Western Front Mark F. Smith	33:20
16	Ch. 27 – Blighty Mark F. Smith	24:25