Project Gutenberg 2010-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 54 Raven-Hill, L. (Leonard) 1867 1942 Hill, L. Raven- (Leonard Raven-) Raven-Hill, Leonard Hill, Raven Hill, L. Raven Our Battalion Being Some Slight Impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere E-text prepared by Marcia Brooks, Ross Cooling, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Our Battalion" by L. Raven-Hill is a humorous historical account written in the early 20th century. The book offers insights into the life of volunteers serving in His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, capturing their experiences during military camps and drills. The story delves into the dynamics of volunteer soldiers, their training, and the challenges they face, while showcasing the camaraderie and camaraderie among the ranks. The narrative unfolds through a series of sketches and anecdotes that provide a vivid portrayal of military life. Characters like the grumpy Sergeant “Tiny,” enthusiastic junior officers, and recruits with their concerns about drills bring a relatable charm to the text. The book explores themes of duty, eagerness, and the often comical inadequacies of volunteer forces in the face of military expectations. Each chapter encapsulates various situations, from the excitement of early recruits to the chaos of camp life, punctuated by witty commentary on the military system. Overall, "Our Battalion" serves as both an entertaining and insightful reflection of military service and the human spirit within it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34115/34115-h/images/cover.jpg en Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain Armies -- Caricatures and cartoons NC U Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 139002 134250 2024-09-14T10:20:45.222374 2023-09-15T05:31:46.748672 text/html text/html 129955 2010-10-22T16:29:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3010259 2010-10-22T16:35:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3091703 2024-09-14T10:20:49.858359 application/epub+zip 3092707 2024-09-14T10:20:46.370491 application/epub+zip 81700 2024-09-14T10:20:45.777376 application/epub+zip 3147386 2024-09-14T10:20:52.778374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3125069 2024-09-14T10:20:49.260323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124749 2022-09-15T13:39:09.322552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104680 104438 2024-09-14T10:20:44.414350 2023-09-15T05:31:46.169663 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 104418 2010-10-22T16:26:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40803 2010-10-22T16:26:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104426 2010-10-22T16:26:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40805 2010-10-22T16:26:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20974 2024-09-14T10:20:52.925310 application/rdf+xml 21817 2024-09-14T10:20:45.871352 image/jpeg 3295 2024-09-14T10:20:45.824365 image/jpeg 3017808 2024-09-14T10:20:45.419378 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