Project Gutenberg 2007-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 81 McBride, Herbert W. McBride, Herbert Wes 18014837 The Emma Gees E-text prepared by Geetu Melwani, Christine P. Travers, Chuck Greif, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/c/) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "The Emma Gees" by Herbert W. McBride is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative details the experiences of a soldier in the Machine Gun Section of the Twenty-first Canadian Infantry Battalion during World War I. The author's personal observations and accounts provide an authentic perspective on the realities of trench warfare, showcasing both the camaraderie among soldiers and the grim consequences of conflict. The opening of the book introduces the author’s intention to recount his experiences at the front, highlighting the significance of Ypres and the Ypres Salient as crucial battlefields filled with history and significance for Canadians. McBride shares candid reflections on his motivations for enlisting in the war, revealing a thirst for firsthand experience rather than ideological fervor. The narrative sets the stage for a vivid recounting of life in the trenches, discussing everything from the training and preparations at home to the stark realities faced amidst chaos and destruction. The imagery imbues readers with the atmosphere of military life, preparing them for the gripping tales to follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 291182 289944 2024-09-09T06:20:08.752279 2023-09-09T08:56:46.955747 text/html text/html 289155 2007-02-25T19:12:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1108926 2021-01-01T18:46:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1129075 2024-09-09T06:20:14.937250 application/epub+zip 1130959 2024-09-09T06:20:10.387243 application/epub+zip 164331 2024-09-09T06:20:09.407271 application/epub+zip 1249407 2024-09-09T06:20:18.377260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1224928 2024-09-09T06:20:14.192213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260710 2022-09-09T15:45:44.793457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258202 257920 2024-09-09T06:20:08.143243 2023-09-09T08:56:46.408743 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 257718 2021-01-01T18:46:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100628 2021-01-01T18:46:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 257727 2021-01-01T18:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100592 2021-01-01T18:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19702 2024-09-09T06:20:18.516205 application/rdf+xml 11423 2024-09-09T06:20:09.757261 image/jpeg 3148 2024-09-09T06:20:09.580253 image/jpeg 1180395 2024-09-09T06:20:08.832248 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