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Covered With Mud And Glory: A Machine Gun Company In Action ("Ma Mitrailleuse")

by Georges Lafond ...

Translated by Anon. ...

The author of this book, SERGEANT-MAJOR GEORGES LAFOND, of the Territorial Hussars, was in South America at the time of mobilization. He returned to France as soon as possible and joined his corps, but asked to be assigned as intelligence officer to the machine-gun sections of the first regiment of Colonial Infantry.With this picked corps, which has been decimated several times, he took part in ... Read more

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The author of this book, SERGEANT-MAJOR GEORGES LAFOND, of the Territorial Hussars, was in South America at the time of mobilization. He returned to France as soon as possible and joined his corps, but asked to be assigned as intelligence officer to the machine-gun sections of the first regiment of Colonial Infantry.With this picked corps, which has been decimated several times, he took part in
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Covered With Mud and Glory: A Machine Gun Company in Action (Ma Mitrailleuse)

by Georges Lafond ...

I remember the exact date and I have reason to, for on that Monday, February fifteenth, I joined the second company of machine guns of the ... first Colonials at the front. It was snowing and the fields of Picardy were one vast white carpet on which the auto-trucks traced a multitude of black lines to the accompaniment of pyrotechnics of mud. Two days before I had left my depot in a small garrison ... Read more

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I remember the exact date and I have reason to, for on that Monday, February fifteenth, I joined the second company of machine guns of the ... first Colonials at the front. It was snowing and the fields of Picardy were one vast white carpet on which the auto-trucks traced a multitude of black lines to the accompaniment of pyrotechnics of mud. Two days before I had left my depot in a small garrison
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Covered With Mud and Glory: A Machine Gun Company in Action ("Ma Mitrailleuse")

Enriched edition. A Soldier's Raw and Unfiltered Account of Warfare

by Georges Lafond, Ethan West ...

Translated by Edwin Gile Rich ...

In "Covered With Mud and Glory: A Machine Gun Company in Action (Ma Mitrailleuse)," Georges Lafond offers a visceral and unfiltered account of the grueling experiences of a machine gun company during World War I. Written in a stark, colloquial prose that mirrors the chaos and camaraderie of trench warfare, Lafond's narrative immerses readers in the daily lives of soldiers grappling with fear, ... Read more

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In "Covered With Mud and Glory: A Machine Gun Company in Action (Ma Mitrailleuse)," Georges Lafond offers a visceral and unfiltered account of the grueling experiences of a machine gun company during World War I. Written in a stark, colloquial prose that mirrors the chaos and camaraderie of trench warfare, Lafond's narrative immerses readers in the daily lives of soldiers grappling with fear,
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Fear

A Novel of World War I

by Gabriel Chevallier ...

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A NYRB Classics OriginalWinner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for TranslationA young soldier learns the true meaning of fear amidst the carnage of World War I in this literary masterpiece and “one of the most effective indictments of war ever written” (Wall Street Journal)1915: Jean Dartemont heads off to the Great War, an eager conscript. The only thing he fears is missing the action. Soon, however ... Read more

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A NYRB Classics OriginalWinner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for TranslationA young soldier learns the true meaning of fear amidst the carnage of World War I in this literary masterpiece and “one of the most effective indictments of war ever written” (Wall Street Journal)1915: Jean Dartemont heads off to the Great War, an eager conscript. The only thing he fears is missing the action. Soon, however
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Sevastopol Sketches (Sebastopol Sketches)

by Leo Tolstoy ...

"Sevastopol Sketches (Sebastopol Sketches)" is a collection of three works of historical fiction in which Tolstoy draws upon his real life experiences during the Siege of Sevastopol. The titular location draws its name from that of a city in Crimea and takes place during the Crimean war. The three tales in this collection are respectively titled "Sevastopol in December", "Sevastopol in May", and ... Read more

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"Sevastopol Sketches (Sebastopol Sketches)" is a collection of three works of historical fiction in which Tolstoy draws upon his real life experiences during the Siege of Sevastopol. The titular location draws its name from that of a city in Crimea and takes place during the Crimean war. The three tales in this collection are respectively titled "Sevastopol in December", "Sevastopol in May", and
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A Passionate Prodigality

Fragments of Autobiography

by Guy Chapman ...

This classic WWI memoir by a decorated infantryman and historian presents a vivid account of life in the trenches on the Western Front.During World War One, Major Guy Chapman, OBE MC, served in the Royal Fusiliers and was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery. Joining soon after war was declared, Chapman was stationed in France and fought in the Battle of Arras.When Chapman's memoir, A ... Read more

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This classic WWI memoir by a decorated infantryman and historian presents a vivid account of life in the trenches on the Western Front.During World War One, Major Guy Chapman, OBE MC, served in the Royal Fusiliers and was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery. Joining soon after war was declared, Chapman was stationed in France and fought in the Battle of Arras.When Chapman's memoir, A
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Sevastopol Sketches

by Leo Tolstoy ...

Series series World Classics
"Sevastopol Sketches" immerses readers in the brutal reality of the Crimean War through Tolstoy's firsthand experiences. With vivid detail, Tolstoy portrays the heroism, despair, and camaraderie among soldiers besieged within Sevastopol's walls. This work transcends mere war narrative, offering deep reflections on morality, the human spirit, and the paradoxes of courage and fear, pain and ... Read more

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"Sevastopol Sketches" immerses readers in the brutal reality of the Crimean War through Tolstoy's firsthand experiences. With vivid detail, Tolstoy portrays the heroism, despair, and camaraderie among soldiers besieged within Sevastopol's walls. This work transcends mere war narrative, offering deep reflections on morality, the human spirit, and the paradoxes of courage and fear, pain and
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The Soul of the War

by Philip Gibbs ...

Series series World War Classics Presents
Gibbs reviews the true horror of man, the true horror of war. In this book he spends much time revealing the sacrifices, heartaches and unimaginable horrors that the French and the Belgians had to endure during the Great War.He speaks of his time volunteering as a stretcher-bearer for an ambulance service and risks and dangers that he undertook to try and save as many young men as possible. His ... Read more

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Gibbs reviews the true horror of man, the true horror of war. In this book he spends much time revealing the sacrifices, heartaches and unimaginable horrors that the French and the Belgians had to endure during the Great War.He speaks of his time volunteering as a stretcher-bearer for an ambulance service and risks and dangers that he undertook to try and save as many young men as possible. His
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Now It Can Be Told

A War Correspondent's Raw Account of Conflict and Chaos

by Philip Gibbs ...

In "Now It Can Be Told," Philip Gibbs provides a poignant and unfiltered account of the First World War, drawing heavily from his personal experiences as a war correspondent. The book is distinguished by its vivid imagery and raw emotional depth, capturing the harrowing realities of trench warfare while also tackling the psychological implications of conflict. Gibbs's literary style balances ... Read more

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In "Now It Can Be Told," Philip Gibbs provides a poignant and unfiltered account of the First World War, drawing heavily from his personal experiences as a war correspondent. The book is distinguished by its vivid imagery and raw emotional depth, capturing the harrowing realities of trench warfare while also tackling the psychological implications of conflict. Gibbs's literary style balances
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Storm of Steel

by Ernst Junger ...

First published in German in 1920 and English in 1929, “Storm of Steel” is Ernst Jünger’s memoir as a German officer serving at the Western Front of World War I from December 1914 to August 1918. What is remarkable about this memoir is the absence of moralizing or political arguments for or against the military conflict. Instead, it focuses on the brutal realism of trench warfare. Separately, ... Read more

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First published in German in 1920 and English in 1929, “Storm of Steel” is Ernst Jünger’s memoir as a German officer serving at the Western Front of World War I from December 1914 to August 1918. What is remarkable about this memoir is the absence of moralizing or political arguments for or against the military conflict. Instead, it focuses on the brutal realism of trench warfare. Separately,
... Read more
Now It Can Be Told

by Philip Gibbs ...

In this book I have written about some aspects of the war which, I believe, the world must know and remember, not only as a memorial of men's courage in tragic years, but as a warning of what will happen again— surely— if a heritage of evil and of folly is not cut out of the hearts of peoples. Here it is the reality of modern warfare not only as it appears to British soldiers, of whom I can tell, ... Read more

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In this book I have written about some aspects of the war which, I believe, the world must know and remember, not only as a memorial of men's courage in tragic years, but as a warning of what will happen again— surely— if a heritage of evil and of folly is not cut out of the hearts of peoples. Here it is the reality of modern warfare not only as it appears to British soldiers, of whom I can tell,
... Read more
A Soldier of the Legion

by Edward Morlae ...

Example in this ebookWhen Sergeant Morlae turned up at the Atlantic office and, with his head cocked on one side, remarked ingratiatingly, "I'm told this is the highest-toned office in the United States," there was nothing to do but to assure him he was right and to make him quite comfortable while he told his wonderful story. That story, however, was not told consecutively, but in chapters as his ... Read more

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Example in this ebookWhen Sergeant Morlae turned up at the Atlantic office and, with his head cocked on one side, remarked ingratiatingly, "I'm told this is the highest-toned office in the United States," there was nothing to do but to assure him he was right and to make him quite comfortable while he told his wonderful story. That story, however, was not told consecutively, but in chapters as his
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