A World War I postcard bearing a handwritten account dated July 11, 1918, describing the establishment of the headquarters of the U.S. 1st Army Corps in France, the first American corps to operate as such overseas, and a German aerial bombing raid that demolished a nearby town's rail station on July 5th. The writer describes watching the bombing from the safety of an artist's chateau studio, a striking juxtaposition of danger and everyday wartime life. Project: 218651