The Glory of the Coming

This novel is a satirical commentary on American society during World War I. It follows the story of a group of wealthy and influential individuals who are more concerned with their own interests than with the war effort. The title refers to the idea that the war will bring about a new era of prosperity and glory for America, but in reality, it highlights the hypocrisy and selfishness of those in power.

By Irvin S. Cobb · First published 1918 · Genre: Historical Fiction, War, Adventure · 24 chapters

Contents

• When the Sea-Asp Stings
• "all Amurikin -- out to them Wires"
• Hell's Fire for the Huns
• On the Threshold of Battle
• Setting a Trap for Opportunity
• Through the Battle's Front Door
• At the Front of the Front
• A Bridge and an Automobile Tire
• Aces up!
• Happy Landings
• Trench Essence
• Being Bombed and re-Bombed
• London under Raid-Punishment
• The Day of Big Bertha
• Wanted: a Fool-Proof War
• Conducting War by Delegation
• Young Black Joe
• "Let's Go!"
• War as it isn'T
• The Call of the Cuckoo
• Paradoxes Behind the Lines
• The Tail of the Snake
• Bricks Without Straw
• From my Overseas Note-Book

More by Irvin S. Cobb

• Eating in Two or Three Languages (1918)
• The Lost Tribes of the Irish in the South (1917)
• Cobb's Anatomy (1919)
• Speaking of Operations (1923)
• A Plea for Old Cap Collier (1915)
• Europe Revised (1947)
• Paths of Glory (1935)
• One Third Off (1923)
• All works by Irvin S. Cobb