Project Gutenberg 2006-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 66 Dupont, Marcel 1879 1964 16010883 In the Field (1914-1915): The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Jeannie Howse, Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/) "In the Field (1914-1915): The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry" by Marcel Dupont is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work captures the experiences and observations of a lieutenant in the French cavalry during the tumultuous early stages of World War I, focusing on personal reflections rather than tactical analysis or grand battles. Dupont shares the raw and intimate emotions of soldiers as they navigate through both the chaos of war and the poignant moments of companionship and loss. At the start of the narrative, the lieutenant reflects on his journey to the front lines, detailing his impatience and excitement as he travels by train towards his regiment amidst the backdrop of military mobilization. He vividly describes the atmosphere of anticipation and anxiety among soldiers, the chaos at the concentration station, and the transformation of civilians' demeanor as war encroaches on their lives. This opening sets a profound tone as he prepares to confront the realities of battle, far from the romanticized notions of glory, and hints at the emotional and physical challenges he and his comrades will face as they step into the harsh realities of warfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, French D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 367277 363757 2024-10-08T06:38:18.993416 2023-09-08T08:32:32.477852 text/html text/html 368748 2006-04-14T15:36:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 134674 2006-04-14T15:37:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 247839 2024-10-08T06:38:29.226344 application/epub+zip 250704 2024-10-08T06:38:23.282566 application/epub+zip 218424 2024-10-08T06:38:21.685395 application/epub+zip 517233 2024-10-08T06:38:33.361338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484318 2024-10-08T06:38:27.654357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337800 2022-09-08T15:04:16.303652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330164 329943 2024-10-08T06:38:18.152429 2023-09-08T08:32:31.822855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 329649 2006-04-14T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125797 2006-04-14T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 329656 2006-04-14T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125739 2006-04-14T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21398 2024-10-08T06:38:33.503350 application/rdf+xml 24808 2024-10-08T06:38:22.243378 image/jpeg 4627 2024-10-08T06:38:21.964391 image/jpeg 233384 2024-10-08T06:38:19.024421 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