Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 77 Randall, Homer Army Boys in the French Trenches; Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Army Boys in the French Trenches; Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy" by Homer Randall is a fictional military adventure novel written in the late 1910s, shortly after World War I. The narrative follows a group of American soldiers, specifically four friends named Frank Sheldon, Bart Raymond, Tom Bradford, and Billy Waldon, as they engage in intense combat against German forces in the trenches of France. The story focuses on their physical and emotional trials as they navigate the brutal realities of war while fostering camaraderie and bravery among themselves. At the start of the book, the reader is introduced to the tension-filled atmosphere of an impending attack as the army boys prepare to go "over the top" into battle. They share banter and jokes while waiting in the trench, revealing their personalities and camaraderie. The initial attack involves the detonation of a mine that gives them the advantage, leading to a fierce hand-to-hand combat scenario where they demonstrate their skills and resilience. The opening sets the stage for not only the challenges of warfare, including close combat and strategic maneuvers, but also the bonds of friendship and loyalty among the soldiers as they fight for their country, hinting at deeper character development and personal stories to unfold throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Fiction PZ Text World War I Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 306039 305929 2024-10-04T11:55:26.897746 2023-10-05T03:57:54.563742 text/html text/html 306032 305922 2024-10-04T11:55:27.161781 2023-10-05T03:57:54.743756 text/html text/html 203812 2024-10-04T11:55:35.560255 application/epub+zip 207652 2024-10-04T11:55:30.830242 application/epub+zip 179702 2024-10-04T11:55:29.519760 application/epub+zip 470089 2024-10-04T11:55:39.174220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440913 2024-10-04T11:55:34.708204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400034 2022-09-05T05:23:18.901945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266079 266020 2024-10-04T11:55:26.426774 2023-10-05T03:57:54.292753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 265768 2021-01-02T08:44:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100678 2021-01-02T08:44:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 265759 2021-01-02T08:44:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100648 2021-01-02T08:44:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20470 2024-10-04T11:55:39.305183 application/rdf+xml 23934 2024-10-04T11:55:30.074230 image/jpeg 4411 2024-10-04T11:55:29.801750 image/jpeg 201136 2024-10-04T11:55:27.187758 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