A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway is the story of an American lieutenant, Frederic Henry, serving in the Italian army during the early years of World War I. He drives an ambulance, and also ... delivered by a Caesarean operation. The baby is born stillborn and a few hours later, Catherine Barkley dies of multiple hemorrhages. The story of Ernest Hemingway's life is thought to have been the basis and inspiration for A Farewell to Arms. In 1918, when Hemingway was eighteen, he served in World War I in the Red Cross Ambulance Corps. A month after he arrived he was injured and spent nine .....

• Word Count: 2266
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School