He remained a greater part of the time at Eparges, which was then the bloodiest sector on the front. The episodes in mining warfare left an impression of horror with those who were lucky enough to survive.
Eparges Mill recalls the ruins of some ancient Abbey.
CHAPTER FIVE
THE DAY OF MY ARRIVAL, EPARGES.
October 7, 1915.
When I come here for the first time I cannot help but feel that I will pass the unhappiest moments of my life——
Upon arriving at Calonne trench and descending toward Mesnil-sur-les-Côtes, I perceive Eparges on the right. With its mine craters, its smoke, this barren hill, tinted red, appears like a kind of Stromboli——