Project Gutenberg 2005-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 250 Harvey, Harold A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto), Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire" by Harold Harvey is a collection of war sketches and annotations written during the early 20th century, specifically around the time of World War I. This book provides a firsthand account of the experiences of a soldier and artist in the trenches, focusing on the realities and perils faced by men in active combat. The sketches depict various aspects of military life, from the journey to the front lines to the harrowing experiences in the trenches themselves. In this vivid account, Harvey shares his reflections and observations of life at war, blending his artistic talent with the harsh realities of soldiering. The narrative captures moments of camaraderie among troops, the landscape scarred by battle, and the psychological toll of warfare. Notable themes include the contrast between moments of levity amid destruction and the brutalities witnessed, such as the atrocities committed by enemy forces. Within the sketches, readers encounter poignant snapshots of trench life, making the text not only an artistic endeavor but also a powerful document of history that sheds light on the human experience in war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 131351 131209 2024-10-07T08:33:08.768732 2023-09-07T09:32:01.781135 text/html text/html 126571 2020-12-11T04:11:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1944379 2020-12-11T04:11:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1829922 2024-10-07T08:33:12.603207 application/epub+zip 1829153 2024-10-07T08:33:09.584758 application/epub+zip 86170 2024-10-07T08:33:09.176712 application/epub+zip 1895008 2024-10-07T08:33:15.014235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1879894 2024-10-07T08:33:12.171222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142846 2022-09-08T01:06:10.105448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104621 104436 2024-10-07T08:33:08.279729 2023-09-07T09:32:01.397141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 104374 2020-12-11T04:11:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41714 2020-12-11T04:11:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104366 2020-12-11T04:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41681 2020-12-11T04:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21262 2024-10-07T08:33:15.187181 application/rdf+xml 26489 2024-10-07T08:33:09.251736 image/jpeg 4172 2024-10-07T08:33:09.211733 image/jpeg 1967219 2024-10-07T08:33:08.883760 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