Project Gutenberg 2011-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 92 McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril) 1888 1937 McNeile, Herman Cyril McNeile, Cyril Men, Women and Guns Prologue -- Part one: The motor-gun. Private Meyrick, company idiot. Spud Trevor of the Red Hussars. The fatal second. Jim Brent's V.C. Retribution. The death grip. James Henry -- Part two, the land of topsy turvy: The grey house. The women and ... the men. The woman and the man. "The regiment." The contrast. Black, white, and ... grey. Archie and others. On the staff. No answer. The madness. The grey house again. Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Men, Women and Guns" by H. C. McNeile is a novel written in the early 20th century. This narrative explores the complexities of human relationships amidst the chaos of World War I, intertwining themes of love, duty, and the blurring lines of morality during wartime. Central to the story are characters like Dick O'Rourke and Private Meyrick, who grapple with personal connections and combat experiences that influence their actions and decisions. The opening of the book sets a stark and immersive tone, capturing the harsh reality of war through vivid descriptions of shelling and the mental strains faced by soldiers. The prologue establishes a poignant discourse on the experiences of those living through wartime, contrasting the romantic notions of war with its grim realities. We meet Dick O'Rourke, who is haunted by love and the pressures of duty, and his turmoil is compounded by a chance encounter revealing dark secrets about love and fidelity. Meanwhile, we see Private Meyrick, portrayed as the "Company Idiot," whose dreaming nature casts him in a negative light amongst his peers; however, the narrative hints at his potential for heroism despite the mockery he endures. This opening not only introduces us to the characters' personal struggles but also hints at the larger conflicts and challenges they will face as the war unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction War stories, English PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 420256 420265 2024-09-15T10:29:52.174339 2023-09-16T04:22:28.252101 text/html text/html 427508 2011-05-25T12:10:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 161542 2011-05-25T12:10:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 225295 2024-09-15T10:29:59.665314 application/epub+zip 227422 2024-09-15T10:29:53.953307 application/epub+zip 227422 2024-09-15T10:29:52.920358 application/epub+zip 431513 2024-09-15T10:30:04.288260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392128 2024-09-15T10:29:58.846348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392136 2022-09-16T14:07:07.625405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383573 383384 2024-09-15T10:29:51.183414 2023-09-16T04:22:27.454106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 383469 2011-05-25T12:10:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 151874 2011-05-25T12:10:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 383462 2011-05-25T12:10:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151788 2011-05-25T12:10:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21029 2024-09-15T10:30:04.434304 application/rdf+xml 15005 2024-09-15T10:29:53.283317 image/jpeg 3799 2024-09-15T10:29:53.100316 image/jpeg 212840 2024-09-15T10:29:52.211335 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