If we return; letters of a soldier of Kitchener's army

G B Manwaring

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L IF WE RETURN WE RETURNIF OF A SOLDIERLETTERS ARMYOF KITCHENER'S By G. B. MANWARING London : LANE THE BODLEY HEADJOHN .New York : LANE COMPANY MCMXVIIIJOHN PREFATORY NOTE ^T^HE letters of which this volume con- ^ a officer ofsists were written by young Kitchener's without orArmy, any thought of their Nointention publication. attempt has been made to alter or reviseedit, them, and for the omission of a few sen-except oftences, interest,mainly purely personal are in the form in whichthey printed they were received. inSuch merit as liesthey may possess the fact that whatare,they they appear to records ofnotedbe, hurriedly thoughts and written from variousimpressions parts —of France from the RestBase, Billets, Reserve FrontLine, Line, Casualty Clearing Station and Hospital. The summer andextends over theperiod ; autumn of The dates of1917. precise the^ letters are omitted. aThe title of the book is taken from rondeau Lieut. F. W. of theby Harvey Gloucestershire Regiment. At the date of the author waspublication still on service and had noactive abroad, of theopportunity revising proofs. IF WE RETURN I inA S far as I willletters,possible, my to oftry give you my impressions the as strike me.War they of is theMy great impression to-day orcasual casual inway, apparently way, men set out to the ofwhich great game — —war amused and bored that,slightly and the faces of the fewsmiling English who saw them off.

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• World War

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 3
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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LIF WE RETURNWE RETURNIF
OF A SOLDIERLETTERS
ARMYOF KITCHENER'S
By G. B. MANWARING
London : LANE THE BODLEY HEADJOHN
.New York : LANE COMPANY MCMXVIIIJOHNPREFATORY NOTE
^T^HE letters of which this volume con-
^ a officer ofsists were written by young
Kitchener's without orArmy, any thought
of their Nointention publication. attempt
has been made to alter or reviseedit, them,
and for the omission of a few sen-except
oftences, interest,mainly purely personal
are in the form in whichthey printed they
were received.
inSuch merit as liesthey may possess
the fact that whatare,they they appear
to records ofnotedbe, hurriedly thoughts
and written from variousimpressions parts
—of France from the RestBase, Billets,
Reserve FrontLine, Line, Casualty Clearing
Station and Hospital.
The summer andextends over theperiod ;
autumn of The dates of1917. precise the^
letters are omitted.
aThe title of the book is taken from
rondeau Lieut. F. W. of theby Harvey
Gloucestershire Regiment.
At the date of the author waspublication
still on service and had noactive abroad,
of theopportunity revising proofs.