Project Gutenberg 2016-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 67 Nordhoff, Charles 1887 1947 Nordhoff, Charles Bernard 19010361 The Fledgling E-text prepared by MWS, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "The Fledgling" by Charles Nordhoff is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War I and follows the experiences of a young American who enlists in the French army and strives to become a pilot. The central narrative explores themes of courage, friendship, and the harsh realities of war, with a focus on the camaraderie among soldiers and the psychological toll of combat. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the narrator's life at the front lines in France during the war. The opening details a celebratory New Year's Eve with fellow soldiers, giving a glimpse into their precarious existence filled with camaraderie, humor, and the fear of war. The narrator recounts daily activities, such as driving injured soldiers to the hospital and the various interactions with his comrades, emphasizing the absurdity and resilience within the chaos of war. The writing captures the duality of life—both the mundane and the extraordinary—while hinting at the aspirational journey of the narrator as he transitions from soldier to aspiring pilot. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 221464 221208 2024-09-21T13:06:19.875240 2023-09-22T10:03:27.516677 text/html text/html 224545 2016-03-25T16:46:48 text/html 148073 2016-03-25T17:04:20 text/html application/zip 153217 2024-09-21T13:06:23.441282 application/epub+zip 153852 2024-09-21T13:06:20.455232 application/epub+zip 147185 2024-09-21T13:06:20.151269 application/epub+zip 223632 2024-09-21T13:06:25.904178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202178 2024-09-21T13:06:23.119230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195818 2022-09-23T13:20:10.394063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199542 199332 2024-09-21T13:06:19.542287 2023-09-22T10:03:27.172661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 199463 2016-03-25T16:36:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81272 2016-03-25T16:36:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 199472 2016-03-25T16:36:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81174 2016-03-25T16:36:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20051 2024-09-21T13:06:26.048179 application/rdf+xml 15526 2024-09-21T13:06:20.223215 image/jpeg 2440 2024-09-21T13:06:20.187257 image/jpeg 147710 2024-09-21T13:06:19.900218 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