Boyd Cable

Action Front Boyd Cable

Written in 1916 Action Front is a story about action on the front lines in war torn Europe. Cable does a masterful job of including authentic dispatches into his fictional accounts. In the forward Cable expresses his concern that many may find this book to grim and too graphic. He also says that this is necessary to portray the accuracy of the action on the front lines. Cable does manage to include incidents on the lighter side. Keywords: world war, battle field