Excerpt from A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes: Official Newspaper of the American Expeditionary Forces in France; From February 8, 1918 to June 13, 1919 It has been remarked that The A. E. F. Was one of the most sentimental outfits in history. It might also be remarked that it was one of the most businesslike. Besides putting an end to the Kaiser's hopes of victory in a manner that could not be said to lack in decision and finality the A. E. F. Has to its credit several other accomplishments which deserve honorable mention, notable among which was the stars and stripes. Born of the necessity of modern warfare the stars and stripes, managed, written, published and distributed entirely by members of The A. E. F., came into existence unheralded and unadvertised, and when its work was done was quietly mustered out. However, the paper, with its inspirations, its optimistic character, and the role of companion to homesick hearts which it played in France will live forever in the tender memories of the men who won the war while they read it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.