Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 78 Gibbs, Philip 1877 1962 Gibbs, Philip Hamilton, Sir Gibbs, Phillip The Soul of the War Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by A. Langley "The Soul of the War" by Philip Gibbs is a historical account of World War I, written in the early 20th century during the war itself. In this memoir, Gibbs, a British war correspondent, documents his experiences and observations as he traverses the battlefronts of France, capturing the spirit of a nation on the brink of conflict and the profound effects of war on soldiers and civilians alike. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for the unfolding tragedy of war, illustrating England's initial shock upon the onset of hostilities in July 1914. Gibbs portrays the general disbelief of the populace, particularly the middle class, as they grapple with the imminent threat of conflict with Germany. He explores the shift in national sentiment as political divisions dissolve in the face of a common danger, but he also highlights an underlying foreboding of the violence and devastation that would ensue. Through vivid descriptions of the time, Gibbs conveys the deep unease felt by individuals across society, setting the tone for a reflection on the human costs of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 815961 815898 2024-10-05T10:49:38.836264 2023-10-05T10:17:12.088505 text/html text/html 815954 815891 2024-10-05T10:49:39.156290 2023-10-05T10:17:12.311508 text/html text/html 373380 2024-10-05T10:49:48.501220 application/epub+zip 385519 2024-10-05T10:49:41.201247 application/epub+zip 385520 2024-10-05T10:49:39.940293 application/epub+zip 624881 2024-10-05T10:49:54.494203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592439 2024-10-05T10:49:47.752240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568876 2022-09-06T04:29:52.341498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 769938 769926 2024-10-05T10:49:38.314274 2023-10-05T10:17:11.708489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 770958 2020-12-26T01:44:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 297251 2020-12-26T01:44:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 770957 2020-12-26T01:44:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296879 2020-12-26T01:44:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20745 2024-10-05T10:49:54.628182 application/rdf+xml 11803 2024-10-05T10:49:40.495260 image/jpeg 3280 2024-10-05T10:49:40.222254 image/jpeg 366578 2024-10-05T10:49:39.224300 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia