Project Gutenberg 2004-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 51 Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace) 1887 Drake, Robert L. Hayes, Clair Wallace The Boy Allies on the Firing Line; Or, Twelve Days Battle Along the Marne Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, D Alexander, Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Boy Allies on the Firing Line; Or, Twelve Days Battle Along the Marne" by Clair W. Hayes is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story follows two young American lieutenants, Hal Paine and Chester Crawford, who find themselves fighting alongside the British army against German forces during World War I. The narrative captures the perilous reconnaissance missions the boys undertake and their courageous feats amidst the chaotic backdrop of war. The opening of the novel introduces Hal and Chester as they lead a small group of British soldiers on a reconnaissance mission near the Marne River. Almost immediately, they encounter a large German force, prompting a fierce skirmish marked by strategic retreat and precision shooting. As the British troopers climb trees to gain a tactical advantage, the narrative emphasizes the bravery and quick thinking of the boys. Despite the harrowing odds and the loss of their comrades, Hal and Chester escape into the darkness, showcasing their resilience and determination to continue their fight against the Germans while also hinting at the personal bonds of friendship and loyalty they share. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text World War I Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 351069 351045 2024-10-06T05:04:37.658782 2023-10-06T06:55:39.811105 text/html text/html 369615 2020-12-15T06:44:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 172747 2020-12-15T06:44:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 199042 2024-10-06T05:04:43.674728 application/epub+zip 200186 2024-10-06T05:04:38.595733 application/epub+zip 200186 2024-10-06T05:04:38.104745 application/epub+zip 341452 2024-10-06T05:04:48.043704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295838 2024-10-06T05:04:43.181731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295786 2022-09-06T22:55:01.514586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302387 302155 2024-10-06T05:04:36.390788 2023-10-06T06:55:38.664049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 302135 2020-12-15T06:44:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107043 2020-12-15T06:44:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 302125 2020-12-15T06:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107012 2020-12-15T06:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21832 2024-10-06T05:04:48.183682 application/rdf+xml 18723 2024-10-06T05:04:38.230757 image/jpeg 2729 2024-10-06T05:04:38.163743 image/jpeg 170853 2024-10-06T05:04:37.689738 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