Project Gutenberg 2011-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 59 Parrott, Edward 1863 1921 Parrott, James Edward Parrott, J. Edward The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. Produced by Marcia Brooks, Ross Cooling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Children's Story of the War, Volume 2" by Edward Parrott is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume continues to narrate the events of World War I, focusing on battles fought from the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp, providing insights into the military strategies and experiences of soldiers involved in the conflict. The book aims to present the war's history in an accessible manner for a younger audience, emphasizing the significance of bravery and the human stories behind military actions. At the start of the book, Parrott outlines the state of the French Army leading into World War I, detailing its historical context, structure, and the wave of military reform following previous conflicts. He elaborates on the French military's preparations, the challenges posed by numerical disadvantages compared to Germany, and the spirit of the soldiers who fought valiantly despite these odds. Parrott provides character sketches of key figures, showcasing the bravery of soldiers in early engagements like those at Dinant as the conflict escalates, thus setting the stage for the larger battles that would define the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35314/35314-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile literature D501 Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 673620 659999 2024-09-15T04:50:59.542917 2023-09-15T10:33:19.731625 text/html text/html 662354 2021-01-07T12:42:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7178190 2021-01-07T12:42:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7362425 2024-09-15T04:51:12.267799 application/epub+zip 7367653 2024-09-15T04:51:02.135832 application/epub+zip 316682 2024-09-15T04:51:00.748872 application/epub+zip 7583442 2024-09-15T04:51:19.323778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7515124 2024-09-15T04:51:10.433785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477304 2022-09-16T08:08:44.437774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567843 2024-09-15T04:50:57.749863 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 567769 2021-01-07T12:42:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 212622 2021-01-07T12:42:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18140 2024-09-15T04:51:19.475809 application/rdf+xml 24260 2024-09-15T04:51:00.892853 image/jpeg 3455 2024-09-15T04:51:00.821841 image/jpeg 7184700 2024-09-15T04:50:59.857925 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