Project Gutenberg 2016-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 104 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) 1868 1922 Hancock, Harrie Irving Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty; or, Winning Corporal's Chevrons Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David K. Park and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty; or, Winning Corporal's Chevrons" by H. Irving Hancock is a military adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the exploits of young soldiers Hal Overton and Noll Terry as they navigate the challenges and camaraderie of Army life in the United States, facing both humorous mishaps and serious threats while vying for recognition and rank. The story promises themes of friendship, bravery, and the trials of military training. The opening of the novel sets the stage for several key characters, primarily focusing on Private William Green, a naive new recruit who struggles to fit in with his more experienced comrades in B Company of the Thirty-fourth United States Infantry. As the narrative unfolds in the squad room, Green faces both hazing and camaraderie from fellow soldiers, highlighting how he is mocked for his attempts to show off his knowledge. Meanwhile, the tensions of military life are teased out through a series of humorous misunderstandings and a budding rivalry between Overton and the antagonistic Private Dowley, who vows to undermine Overton's aspirations for rank amid the backdrop of preparations for field duty. The opening captures the mix of humor, camaraderie, and the harsh realities of soldiering, promising readers an engaging military tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States. Army -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 344745 344725 2024-09-22T04:36:34.995291 2023-09-22T15:49:09.078687 text/html text/html 348616 2016-08-08T16:31:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 749614 2016-08-08T16:31:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 813545 2024-09-22T04:36:42.518243 application/epub+zip 811792 2024-09-22T04:36:36.013313 application/epub+zip 237185 2024-09-22T04:36:35.485337 application/epub+zip 910301 2024-09-22T04:36:47.076249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860914 2024-09-22T04:36:41.913289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288080 2022-09-24T00:42:30.582146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294583 294479 2024-09-22T04:36:34.063328 2023-09-22T15:49:07.939745 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 294441 2016-08-08T16:31:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109092 2016-08-08T16:31:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 294431 2016-08-08T16:31:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109072 2016-08-08T16:31:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19996 2024-09-22T04:36:47.248279 application/rdf+xml 20136 2024-09-22T04:36:35.579307 image/jpeg 2951 2024-09-22T04:36:35.532292 image/jpeg 760564 2024-09-22T04:36:35.055310 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