The Note-Book of an Attaché: Seven Months in the War Zone

"The Note-Book of an Attaché: Seven Months in the War Zone" by Eric Fisher Wood is a gripping non-fiction book that chronicles the initial months of World War I through the eyes of an American Attaché stationed in Paris. It puts you in the middle of the war zone, vividly illustrating the transition from academic pursuits to the unsettling duties at the American Embassy at the war began in 1914. The reader encounters the frantic rush of German citizens seeking sanctuary. The tale unfolds, filled with mounting worries and diplomatic challenges, painting a picture of Paris as it swings between the need for peace and the encroaching darkness of war, forever changed from its former life.