Four Weeks in the Trenches

Four Weeks in the Trenches was written by Fritz Kreisler and first published in 1915. Also known as The War Story of a Violinist, the story is a brief record of the fighting on the Eastern front in the great war. Fritz Kreisler was an Austrian (later American) violinist and composer, one of the most famous violinists of his day. He briefly served in the Austrian Army in World War I before being honourably discharged after he was wounded.