Project Gutenberg 2016-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 52 Adcock, Arthur St. John 1864 1930 Adcock, A. St. John 15003031 In the Firing Line: Stories of the War by Land and Sea The Daily Telegraph War Books The baptism of fire -- The four days' battle near Mons -- The destruction of Louvain -- The fight in the North Sea -- From Mons to the walls of Paris -- The spirit of victory. Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "In the Firing Line: Stories of the War by Land and Sea" by Arthur St. John Adcock is a collection of war narratives written during the early 20th century, specifically around the time of World War I. The work focuses on the experiences of soldiers and civilians during the war, offering poignant insights into the psychological and physical realities of combat. The opening of the collection introduces the concept of the war correspondent and the shift in how stories from the front lines are reported. It emphasizes the unique value of personal letters from soldiers, which capture the human spirit amidst the chaos, conveying their emotions and experiences in vivid detail. The text features several letters from various soldiers recounting their feelings during their first encounters with battle, expressing a blend of fear, determination, and camaraderie as they face overwhelming odds. This collection aims to convey the authenticity of war experiences through the voices of those who fought, providing a somber yet engaging perspective on the horrors of warfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 283550 283561 2024-09-22T06:35:44.627852 2023-09-23T05:11:02.507986 text/html text/html 280057 2016-09-26T22:13:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 746251 2016-09-26T22:13:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 834683 2024-09-22T06:35:50.771816 application/epub+zip 831765 2024-09-22T06:35:46.066880 application/epub+zip 190076 2024-09-22T06:35:45.353872 application/epub+zip 927903 2024-09-22T06:35:54.320846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 896571 2024-09-22T06:35:50.001828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255853 2022-09-24T06:00:03.854914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242943 242740 2024-09-22T06:35:43.804866 2023-09-23T05:11:01.758984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 243016 2016-09-26T22:13:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 92566 2016-09-26T22:13:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18499 2024-09-22T06:35:54.461799 application/rdf+xml 28951 2024-09-22T06:35:45.466842 image/jpeg 4646 2024-09-22T06:35:45.404899 image/jpeg 746987 2024-09-22T06:35:44.670878 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