Project Gutenberg 2006-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 61 Bean, C. E. W. (Charles Edwin Woodrow) 1879 1968 Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow 17029760 Letters from France Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Elaine Walker, Paul Ereaut, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Letters from France" by C. E. W. Bean is a collection of war correspondence written during World War I. The text reflects the experiences and observations of the Australian Imperial Force as they engage in the events surrounding the war in France, particularly the battles around Fromelles and the Somme. This work serves as a firsthand account of the soldiers' lives, the landscapes they fought in, and the camaraderie among troops amidst the brutal realities of warfare. The opening of the book introduces Bean's reflections as he travels to France with Australian soldiers, setting the tone for a deeply personal narrative. He describes a poignant scene on the ship where a military padre addresses the troops, instilling a sense of purpose and belief in their mission against German aggression. Arriving in France, Bean's letters detail the contrasting beauty of the countryside with the looming danger of war, as he notes the ordinary lives of the French people alongside the omnipresent threat of artillery and sniper fire. Through rich descriptions and intimate moments, he captures the spirit of the soldiers and their determination to fight for a greater cause, painting a vivid picture of life at the front. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 325608 325463 2024-10-08T07:40:31.762072 2023-09-08T09:21:21.527617 text/html text/html 328377 2006-05-14T15:45:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 589635 2020-12-13T23:57:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 672534 2024-10-08T07:40:39.221031 application/epub+zip 673199 2024-10-08T07:40:34.053099 application/epub+zip 195637 2024-10-08T07:40:32.606071 application/epub+zip 869647 2024-10-08T07:40:43.430025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 827166 2024-10-08T07:40:38.216066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288352 2022-09-08T16:16:05.948664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286592 286500 2024-10-08T07:40:31.025120 2023-09-08T09:21:20.934625 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 286255 2020-12-13T23:57:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108750 2020-12-13T23:57:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 286262 2020-12-13T23:57:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108731 2020-12-13T23:57:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21560 2024-10-08T07:40:43.572026 application/rdf+xml 12272 2024-10-08T07:40:33.185071 image/jpeg 3258 2024-10-08T07:40:32.896082 image/jpeg 650237 2024-10-08T07:40:31.822083 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