Project Gutenberg 2011-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 120 Morse, John In the Russian Ranks: A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "In the Russian Ranks: A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland" by John Morse is a historical account written during the early 20th century. The book chronicles the experiences of an Englishman serving in the Russian army during the tumultuous events of World War I, specifically focusing on the conflict occurring in Poland. The narrative captures the brutality of war and the human experiences of those caught in its chaos. The opening of the book sets the stage for the author's personal journey into a world engulfed by the Great War. Starting in July 1914, he describes his initial innocence about the war as he travels through Germany just before the conflict erupts. He witnesses the mobilization of German troops and the atmosphere of impending doom, ultimately leading to his hasty retreat toward Kalisz in Poland as war declarations unfold. As he arrives in Kalisz, he is confronted with the horrors committed by the German soldiers before a shot had been fired between the opposing armies, showcasing the atrocities and madness that often accompany warfare. Through Morse's eyes, the reader gets a visceral glimpse into the chaos and moral decay that permeate the battlefield, foreshadowing the extensive narrative of his experiences with the Russian army. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Poland D501 Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 562240 562141 2025-02-15T08:48:28.584100 2023-09-16T09:35:39.467535 text/html text/html 558028 2021-01-08T03:37:48 text/html; charset=us-ascii 509448 2021-01-08T03:37:48 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 625693 2025-02-15T08:48:39.039995 application/epub+zip 630980 2025-02-15T08:48:32.828054 application/epub+zip 293093 2025-02-15T08:48:31.283071 application/epub+zip 955863 2025-02-15T08:48:44.164980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 914059 2025-02-15T08:48:37.939001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470659 2022-09-17T07:12:25.200346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526770 526644 2025-02-15T08:48:27.704067 2023-09-16T09:35:38.835543 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 526499 2021-01-08T03:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198521 2021-01-08T03:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 526491 2021-01-08T03:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198477 2021-01-08T03:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21511 2025-02-15T08:48:44.459968 application/rdf+xml 24643 2025-02-15T08:48:31.840025 image/jpeg 4766 2025-02-15T08:48:31.560050 image/jpeg 606508 2025-02-15T08:48:28.654062 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