On the Edge of the War Zone: From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes

Mildred Aldrich (1853–1928) was an American journalist and writer. In 1898, she moved to France, and in 1914 bought a house that overlooked the Marne river valley. This book is a collection of letters, dated September 16, 1914, to April 8, 1917 from the aftermath of the Marne battle until the entry of the U.S. into the war. This is a continuation of the author's A Hilltop on the Marne (1915), and followed by The Peak of the Load (1918) and When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1919).