Project Gutenberg 2014-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 161 Vickers, Leslie 17017549 Training for the Trenches A Practical Handbook Based upon Personal Experience During the First Two Years of the War in France 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) "Training for the Trenches" by Leslie Vickers is a practical handbook written during the early 20th century, specifically in the context of World War I. The book draws on the author's personal experiences as a soldier and lecturer in trench warfare, providing insights and suggestions for new soldiers transitioning from civilian life to the military. Vickers aims to equip these potential infantrymen with essential skills and knowledge for combat in the trenches, emphasizing the importance of discipline, obedience, and health. The opening of the handbook discusses the challenges faced by civilians as they become soldiers, highlighting the drastic shift in lifestyle and the necessity of learning to follow orders and cooperate in a military environment. Vickers reflects on personal adjustments he had to make, such as the loss of independence and the impact of strict routines. He emphasizes that the foundation of effective military training lies not only in physical preparedness but also in mental resilience and adaptability to new, demanding circumstances. The introduction sets the stage for deeper explorations into various aspects of trench warfare, focusing on the lessons learned and the practical measures soldiers must adopt to survive and thrive in the field. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44734/44734-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 Military hygiene Intrenchments Siege warfare Defensive (Military science) Offensive (Military science) UG Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 186537 186546 2024-09-18T18:02:12.878786 2023-09-19T13:22:38.829780 text/html text/html 181898 2014-01-29T06:49:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1023163 2014-01-29T06:50:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1071165 2024-09-18T18:02:16.806795 application/epub+zip 1072025 2024-09-18T18:02:13.804797 application/epub+zip 128448 2024-09-18T18:02:13.197784 application/epub+zip 1143360 2024-09-18T18:02:19.363814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1117215 2024-09-18T18:02:16.402768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175880 2022-09-20T12:19:56.584136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158454 158265 2024-09-18T18:02:12.512792 2023-09-19T13:22:38.476698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 158225 2014-01-23T07:50:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59771 2014-01-23T07:50:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 158216 2014-01-23T07:50:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59751 2014-01-23T07:50:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21287 2024-09-18T18:02:19.511755 application/rdf+xml 23685 2024-09-18T18:02:13.281787 image/jpeg 2768 2024-09-18T18:02:13.238791 image/jpeg 1060683 2024-09-18T18:02:12.938793 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