Project Gutenberg 2011-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 64 Jeffery, Jeffery E. (Jeffery Eardley) 1887 Jeffery, Jeffery Eardley Marston, Jeffery Eardley 18011278 Servants of the Guns Produced by Matthew Wheaton and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Servants of the Guns" by Jeffery E. Jeffery is a historical novel set during World War I, specifically mirroring the experiences of soldiers and artillery units in the trenches. The narrative unfolds through the eyes of a subaltern tasked with overseeing a battery, highlighting the drastic transformations wrought by the shifting landscape of warfare. The book delves into the grim realities of combat while capturing the camaraderie, resilience, and adaptability of soldiers as they confront the brutalities of war. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the protagonist as he reflects on his current deployment compared to earlier, more hopeful days. As he journeys through war-torn Flanders on a troop train, memories of camaraderie and confidence in their military efficiency starkly contrast with the muddied and desperate state of the present. Notably, he interacts with his fellow soldiers, including a young subaltern dubbed "The Child," who has already experienced significant hardships, revealing the stark maturation forced upon them by the war. The opening chapters set the tone for a harrowing yet poignant exploration of duty, sacrifice, and the bitter irony of a conflict that has evolved far from its original intentions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37628/37628-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons Great Britain. Army -- Artillery D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 355701 355710 2024-09-16T04:10:19.608266 2023-09-16T10:41:49.672206 text/html text/html 354173 2021-01-08T04:43:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 164216 2021-01-08T04:43:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 183257 2024-09-16T04:10:25.024222 application/epub+zip 187285 2024-09-16T04:10:20.517249 application/epub+zip 187286 2024-09-16T04:10:20.058258 application/epub+zip 290360 2024-09-16T04:10:28.727243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259672 2024-09-16T04:10:24.535184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259876 2022-09-17T08:47:07.137553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323199 323006 2024-09-16T04:10:18.973312 2023-09-16T10:41:49.054184 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 322944 2021-01-08T04:43:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 129950 2021-01-08T04:43:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322942 2021-01-08T04:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129844 2021-01-08T04:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20451 2024-09-16T04:10:28.871189 application/rdf+xml 15399 2024-09-16T04:10:20.146281 image/jpeg 1862 2024-09-16T04:10:20.104200 image/jpeg 164861 2024-09-16T04:10:19.642243 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