The Glory of the Coming / What Mine Eyes Have Seen of Americans in Action in This Year of Grace and Allied Endeavor

A collection of journalist dispatches and essays written abroad during the later stages of the Great War, presented largely as originally filed with some editorial rearrangement. The author recounts observations from multiple European theatres, describes initial misjudgments about enemy strength, and follows the arrival and rapid expansion of American forces, noting logistical shortages, equipment reliance on allies, and the shift from skepticism to recognition as production and troop numbers increase. Interwoven are reflections on duty, sacrifice, national character, and the moral aims that motivate intervention, conveyed through vivid eyewitness reportage and occasional polemic.