G. P. Kemp

Philly, the Heroine Pup Who Loved Doughboys G. P. Kemp

This story of World War I and the legend of Philly is selective rather than comprehensive. The work has its strengths and weaknesses since it is painted on a broad canvass. To humanize the war, I present it as a diary-reminiscence from one soldier's point of view. I tried to strike a balance between the specific and the general. I wanted to portray factual historical accounts, but one with emotion and imagination at work. The fact, fantasy, chronology, and locations are sometimes compressed-nonlinear or subordinated-to recreate the illusion of reality and intensify the appeal of Philly as a heroic mascot.