Kitchener's Mob: ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN IN THE BRITISH ARMY
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Hall, who later combined with Charles Nordhoff to write south sea tales—among them Mutiny on the Bounty—was in England on the outbreak of WW I. He volunteered for the army and served on the front lines for some time, later joining the Lafayette Escadrille. So, plenty of combat experience. This book is primarily his memoir of Tommy Atkins, with a little about French civilians and some anecdotes of Fritz on the other side of the lines. Although it follows Hall through enlistment and the recruitin... Hall, who later combined with Charles Nordhoff to write south sea tales—among them Mutiny on the Bounty—was in England on the outbreak of WW I. He volunteered for the army and served on the front lines for some time, later joining the Lafayette Escadrille. So, plenty of combat experience. This book is primarily his memoir of Tommy Atkins, with a little about French civilians and some anecdotes of Fritz on the other side of the lines. Although it follows Hall through enlistment and the recruiting sergeant's bad advice, through training and into two different sectors of the front, we learn only a modest amount concerning Hall himself, mostly by reading between the lines. A good story, almost always upbeat, and highly complimentary regarding Tommy. Productinformatie:Taal: Engels;Formaat: ePub met kopieerbeveiliging (DRM) van Adobe;Kopieerrechten: Het kopiëren van (delen van) de pagina's is niet toegestaan ;Geschikt voor: Alle e-readers te koop bij bol.com (of compatible met Adobe DRM). Telefoons/tablets met Google Android (1.6 of hoger) voorzien van bol.com boekenbol app. PC en Mac met Adobe reader software;ISBN13: 1230000488372; Engels | Ebook | 2015.

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James Norman Hall, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, Kitchener's Mob: Adventures of an American in the British Army, This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Hall is the perfect adventurer. He could sense opportunity and then blend almost seamlessly into an exciting new situation. As a well-educated American, he had a detached but perceptive view of British society and the rush in the summer of 1914 to create a massive new army. Most important, he had a rare eloquencer as a writer. When World War I broke out, Britain had an army of about 160,000. Millions were quickly recruited and trained. Hall became part of this "mob" which became the stubborn army that stopped Germany's domination of Europe. "Mob" was the soldiers' term; Hall explains, "They fastened the name upon themselves, lest the world at large should think they regarded themselves too highly."In a telling passage, he describes how the French go to war "for Glorious France, France the Unconquerable." It's much the same as the attitude of Americans who fight to bring democracy to lesser peoples. The Brits are quite different; Hall typifies their attitude as "Tommy shoulders his rifle and departs for the four corners of the world on a bloomin' fine 'oliday! A railway journey and a sea voyage in one! Blimey! Not 'arf bad, wot?"Yet, such men walked into one of the bloodiest wars in history. In 1964 - 1973, the U.S. had 58,193 deaths in the Vietnam War. In one morning on the Somme, the Brits lost 60,000 dead. Who today would think of being sent to Iraq, where 4,000 Americans have lost their lives in five years, as "a bloomin' fine 'oliday""Hall describes daily life in the trenches, where he manned a machine gun and was told never to fire it unless countering a German attack. Otherwise, it would be quickly spotted and ferociously shelled. He explains, "W'en you goes out at night to 'ave a go at Fritzie, you always tykes yer gun sommers else. If you don't, you'll 'ave Minnie an' Busy Bertha an' all the rest o' the Krupp children comin' over to see w'ere you live."It's Hall's first book. He later gained well-deserved fame with Charles Nordhoff in writing 'Mutiny on the Bo.

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Kitchener`s Mob: Hall is the perfect adventurer. He could sense opportunity and then blend almost seamlessly into an exciting new situation. As a well-educated American, he had a detached but perceptive view of British society and the rush in the summer of 1914 to create a massive new army.Most important, he had a rare eloquencer as a writer.When World War I broke out, Britain had an army of about 160,000. Millions were quickly recruited and trained. Hall became part of this `mob` which became the stubborn army that stopped Germany`s domination of Europe. `Mob` was the soldiers` term Hall explains, `They fastened the name upon themselves, lest the world at large should think they regarded themselves too highly.`In a telling passage, he describes how the French go to war `for Glorious France, France the Unconquerable.` It`s much the same as the attitude of Americans who fight to bring democracy to lesser peoples. The Brits are quite different Hall typifies their attitude as `Tommy shoulders his rifle and departs for the four corners of the world on a bloomin` fine `oliday! A railway journey and a sea voyage in one! Blimey! Not `arf bad, wot `Yet, such men walked into one of the bloodiest wars in history. In 1964 - 1973, the U.S. had 58,193 deaths in the Vietnam War. In one morning on the Somme, the Brits lost 60,000 dead. Who today would think of being sent to Iraq, where 4,000 Americans have lost their lives in five years, as `a bloomin` fine `oliday` Hall describes daily life in the trenches, where he manned a machine gun and was told never to fire it unless countering a German attack. Otherwise, it would be quickly spotted and ferociously shelled. He explains, `W`en you goes out at night to `ave a go at Fritzie, you always tykes yer gun sommers else. If you don`t, you`ll `ave Minnie an` Busy Bertha an` all the rest o` the Krupp children comin` over to see w`ere you live.`It`s Hall`s first book. He later gained well-deserved fame with Charles Nordhoff in writing `Mutiny on the Bounty` and other books about Tahiti and the South Pacific. This book, written at the age of 33 and before he became famous, may be his most relaxed, informal, authentic and best work. It`s a worthy tribute to `Kitchener`s Mob` and all those who call themselves Brits. Englisch, Ebook.

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