finally found it

[ritaxis]

I finally found almost exactly what I need: a memoir of an Austrian soldier on the Eastern front in World War One.  Better would have been a Russian soldier, but this fellow's memories are completely apposite.  He talks about the actual daily work of a soldier in rapidly-moving trench warfare (unlike the Western front where nobody could budge for

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[pantryslut]

I have a Standard Rant about how "the bad guys" has seeped into news reportage in particular, and how I find that Unprofessional.

[ritaxis]

Unprofessional, biased and horrific.