Author: Frank Richards
Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
ISBN: 1774643448
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The author had enlisted in 1901 in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and was a reservist when the First World War broke out. He rejoined his old, 2nd Battalion and landed in France with them on 11 August 1914. He went right through the war with the battalion, never missing a battle, winning the D.C.M. and M.M. Here is a typical soldier of the pre-1914 regular army, and this book is a delight, written in his own unpolished manner. Fighting, scrounging, gambling, drinking, dodging fatigues, stolidly enduring bombardment and the hardships of trench warfare, always getting his job done. This is one of the finest of all published memoirs of the Great War, truly a classic of its kind. A tribute to the army that died on the Western Front.
Old Soldiers Never Die
Author: Frank Richards
Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
ISBN: 1774643448
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The author had enlisted in 1901 in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and was a reservist when the First World War broke out. He rejoined his old, 2nd Battalion and landed in France with them on 11 August 1914. He went right through the war with the battalion, never missing a battle, winning the D.C.M. and M.M. Here is a typical soldier of the pre-1914 regular army, and this book is a delight, written in his own unpolished manner. Fighting, scrounging, gambling, drinking, dodging fatigues, stolidly enduring bombardment and the hardships of trench warfare, always getting his job done. This is one of the finest of all published memoirs of the Great War, truly a classic of its kind. A tribute to the army that died on the Western Front.
Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
ISBN: 1774643448
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The author had enlisted in 1901 in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and was a reservist when the First World War broke out. He rejoined his old, 2nd Battalion and landed in France with them on 11 August 1914. He went right through the war with the battalion, never missing a battle, winning the D.C.M. and M.M. Here is a typical soldier of the pre-1914 regular army, and this book is a delight, written in his own unpolished manner. Fighting, scrounging, gambling, drinking, dodging fatigues, stolidly enduring bombardment and the hardships of trench warfare, always getting his job done. This is one of the finest of all published memoirs of the Great War, truly a classic of its kind. A tribute to the army that died on the Western Front.
The Old Soldier's Story
Author: James Whitcomb Riley
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Since we have had no stories to-night I will venture, Mr. President, to tell a story that I have heretofore heard at nearly all the banquets I have ever attended. It is a story simply, and you must bear with it kindly. It is a story as told by a friend of us all, who is found in all parts of all countries, who is immoderately fond of a funny story, and who, unfortunately, attempts to tell a funny story himself—one that he has been particularly delighted with. Well, he is not a story-teller, and especially he is not a funny story-teller. His funny stories, indeed, are oftentimes touchingly pathetic. But to such a story as he tells, being a good-natured man and kindly disposed, we have to listen, because we do not want to wound his feelings by telling him that we have heard that story a great number of times, and that we have heard it ably told by a great number of people from the time we were children. But, as I say, we can not hurt his feelings. We can not stop him. We can not kill him; and so the story generally proceeds.
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Since we have had no stories to-night I will venture, Mr. President, to tell a story that I have heretofore heard at nearly all the banquets I have ever attended. It is a story simply, and you must bear with it kindly. It is a story as told by a friend of us all, who is found in all parts of all countries, who is immoderately fond of a funny story, and who, unfortunately, attempts to tell a funny story himself—one that he has been particularly delighted with. Well, he is not a story-teller, and especially he is not a funny story-teller. His funny stories, indeed, are oftentimes touchingly pathetic. But to such a story as he tells, being a good-natured man and kindly disposed, we have to listen, because we do not want to wound his feelings by telling him that we have heard that story a great number of times, and that we have heard it ably told by a great number of people from the time we were children. But, as I say, we can not hurt his feelings. We can not stop him. We can not kill him; and so the story generally proceeds.
Wojtek
Author: Alan Pollock Alan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910646410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910646410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
View more details of this book at www.walkerbooks.com.au
Testament
Author: Benson Bobrick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 074325113X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Bobrick tells the story of Benjamin "Webb" Baker, his great-grandfather. Webb enlisted in the Union Army in 1861 and thereafter suffered through horrid conditions in camp and absolute hell in combat. Bobrick's fascinating look at the Civil War also contains a heretofore unreleased collection of Webb's letters.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 074325113X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Bobrick tells the story of Benjamin "Webb" Baker, his great-grandfather. Webb enlisted in the Union Army in 1861 and thereafter suffered through horrid conditions in camp and absolute hell in combat. Bobrick's fascinating look at the Civil War also contains a heretofore unreleased collection of Webb's letters.
Old Soldier Sahib
Author: Frank Richards
Publisher: Parthian Books
ISBN: 1910901547
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
'...A remarkable and fascinating account...' --Phil Carradice, BBC From the author of the celebrated Great War memoir Old Soldiers Never Die, Old Soldier Sahib is Frank Richards' account of his experiences as a Royal Welch Fusilier in India and Burma at the dawn of the 20th century.
Publisher: Parthian Books
ISBN: 1910901547
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
'...A remarkable and fascinating account...' --Phil Carradice, BBC From the author of the celebrated Great War memoir Old Soldiers Never Die, Old Soldier Sahib is Frank Richards' account of his experiences as a Royal Welch Fusilier in India and Burma at the dawn of the 20th century.
Old Soldiers Never Die
Author: Geoffrey Perret
Publisher: Random House (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
In the first cradle-to-grave biography of MacArthur in nearly 20 years, Perret reveals new information and offers fresh insights into this landmark figure of American history. From his obsessive interest in becoming the most highly decorated soldier in American history to his disastrous flirtation with presidential politics, MacArthur is revealed, warts and all. of photos.
Publisher: Random House (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
In the first cradle-to-grave biography of MacArthur in nearly 20 years, Perret reveals new information and offers fresh insights into this landmark figure of American history. From his obsessive interest in becoming the most highly decorated soldier in American history to his disastrous flirtation with presidential politics, MacArthur is revealed, warts and all. of photos.
Old Soldiers
Author: Laramie Louis Bahr
Publisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 9781448944200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Sometimes you pick on the wrong people. That's just what the Bertuzzi crime family did when they chose to take on Buck Turner, Vietnam vet, war hero and family man.When his grandson is shot down, an old vet is murdered and his fellow VFW members are threatened with their lives, Buck and his friends are told they will never be safe as long as Bertuzzi is alive. Not the kind of men to spend their lives on the run or take intimidation sitting down, they take matters into their own hands and take the fight to the enemy.Now the mob has a group of well-trained combat veterans stalking them at every turn. These are not just old men, these are Old Soldiers.
Publisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 9781448944200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Sometimes you pick on the wrong people. That's just what the Bertuzzi crime family did when they chose to take on Buck Turner, Vietnam vet, war hero and family man.When his grandson is shot down, an old vet is murdered and his fellow VFW members are threatened with their lives, Buck and his friends are told they will never be safe as long as Bertuzzi is alive. Not the kind of men to spend their lives on the run or take intimidation sitting down, they take matters into their own hands and take the fight to the enemy.Now the mob has a group of well-trained combat veterans stalking them at every turn. These are not just old men, these are Old Soldiers.
The Old Soldier's Story: Poems and Prose Sketches
Author: James Whitcomb Riley
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
The Old Soldier's Story is a lyrical piece by James Whitcomb Riley. It features a collection of his most patriotic poems, known for their vividness and movement in imaginery.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
The Old Soldier's Story is a lyrical piece by James Whitcomb Riley. It features a collection of his most patriotic poems, known for their vividness and movement in imaginery.
One Soldier's Story 1939-1945
Author: George S. MacDonell
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1550024086
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
This story details the fateful adventures of two Canadian army regiments dispatched to the Pacific to face the Japanese.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1550024086
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
This story details the fateful adventures of two Canadian army regiments dispatched to the Pacific to face the Japanese.
Milwaukee's Soldiers Home
Author: Patricia A. Lynch
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738598739
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
As the country sought healing and peace after the Civil War, Wisconsin citizens took up Pres. Abraham Lincoln's challenge "to care for him who shall have borne the battle." Their efforts paved the way for the establishment in Milwaukee of one of the original three branches of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. In May 1867, the first 60 veterans, including a musician from the War of 1812, moved to a single building on 400 rolling acres west of Milwaukee. By the end of the 19th century, the bustling campus boasted its own hospital, chapel, library, theater, and recreation hall, in addition to the grand main building. Subsequent wars and military conflicts created a need for additional buildings and services. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011, the campus continues to offer a healing environment for today's patients and stands as a testimony to advances in veteran health care.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738598739
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
As the country sought healing and peace after the Civil War, Wisconsin citizens took up Pres. Abraham Lincoln's challenge "to care for him who shall have borne the battle." Their efforts paved the way for the establishment in Milwaukee of one of the original three branches of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. In May 1867, the first 60 veterans, including a musician from the War of 1812, moved to a single building on 400 rolling acres west of Milwaukee. By the end of the 19th century, the bustling campus boasted its own hospital, chapel, library, theater, and recreation hall, in addition to the grand main building. Subsequent wars and military conflicts created a need for additional buildings and services. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011, the campus continues to offer a healing environment for today's patients and stands as a testimony to advances in veteran health care.