Project Gutenberg 2007-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 212 Weetman, W. C. C. 21010184 The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Clarke, Nicola Kerrison, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919" by W. C. C. Weetman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides an in-depth examination of the 1/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, detailing their experiences and activities during World War I. It focuses on the battalion's transformation from a local reserve force into an effective fighting unit on the Western Front, highlighting the trials, tribulations, and bravery of the soldiers involved. The opening of the text sets the stage for the battalion's mobilization in response to the impending war, beginning with their annual training in 1914. As tensions rise following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the battalion swiftly prepares for action, receiving orders to mobilize just before Britain enters the conflict. Weetman captures the sense of urgency and uncertainty that soldiers faced as they began to gather supplies, organize transport, and prepare for the imminent deployment. The narrative hints at the camaraderie and resolve among the troops as they embark on a journey that would lead them into the harsh realities of significant battles and trench warfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain Great Britain. Army. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 733591 732886 2024-10-09T06:08:27.064709 2023-09-09T08:31:16.257574 text/html text/html 736125 2007-02-06T06:09:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1619513 2007-02-06T06:09:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1743127 2024-10-09T06:08:41.930634 application/epub+zip 1751272 2024-10-09T06:08:31.707668 application/epub+zip 318056 2024-10-09T06:08:29.843715 application/epub+zip 2059442 2024-10-09T06:08:47.809615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2021066 2024-10-09T06:08:40.310658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586395 2022-09-09T15:11:33.678803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608965 608709 2024-10-09T06:08:25.063737 2023-09-09T08:31:14.423567 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 608694 2007-02-06T06:09:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220495 2007-02-06T06:09:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 608685 2007-02-06T06:09:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220374 2007-02-06T06:09:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22064 2024-10-09T06:08:47.960618 application/rdf+xml 18703 2024-10-09T06:08:30.454679 image/jpeg 4097 2024-10-09T06:08:30.147677 image/jpeg 1709716 2024-10-09T06:08:27.188726 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