Project Gutenberg 2011-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 121 Herbert, A. P. (Alan Patrick) 1890 1971 Herbert, Alan Patrick, Sir The Secret Battle Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Secret Battle" by A. P. Herbert is a war novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on Harry Penrose, a young and eager soldier, who enlists in the military at the onset of World War I, seeking adventure and glory. As the story unfolds, it delves into the harsh realities of war, revealing the psychological and physical challenges faced by Penrose and his comrades during their deployment to Gallipoli. At the start of the novel, Harry's character is introduced as an enthusiastic and imaginative youth, full of romantic notions about warfare. He joins his battalion just before their departure to Gallipoli, where he experiences a mix of anticipation and horror as he confronts the grim truths of combat. The opening chapters paint a vivid picture of life on the troopship and the initial landings, accentuating both the naivety of Harry and the harsh awakening that awaits him amidst the chaos and brutality of war. As he navigates through dark encounters, personal loss, and the weight of responsibility, the book sets the stage for a poignant exploration of heroism and the costs of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35164/35164-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction War stories PR Text World War I Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 304607 304628 2024-09-15T04:10:31.041264 2023-09-15T09:57:27.722791 text/html text/html 303276 2014-08-29T11:55:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 321745 2014-08-29T11:55:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 357841 2024-09-15T04:10:34.912255 application/epub+zip 361482 2024-09-15T04:10:31.697300 application/epub+zip 189215 2024-09-15T04:10:31.365303 application/epub+zip 454149 2024-09-15T04:10:37.760344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434351 2024-09-15T04:10:34.588293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262338 2022-09-16T07:18:50.011919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293132 292909 2024-09-15T04:10:30.743290 2023-09-15T09:57:27.450801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 292977 2014-08-29T11:52:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113384 2014-08-29T11:55:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292968 2014-08-29T11:51:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113354 2014-08-29T11:55:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20884 2024-09-15T04:10:37.899240 application/rdf+xml 19808 2024-09-15T04:10:31.443273 image/jpeg 2197 2024-09-15T04:10:31.404276 image/jpeg 322178 2024-09-15T04:10:31.072332 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