02384cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000330011524500550014826400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035350000310038950802070042052011150062753400760174265300660181865300490188485600630193385600430199699900190203972881UtSlPG20260610134703.0mcr n260607r20241923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aD5011 aKipling, Rudyard,d1865-193614aThe Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 2 (of 2) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-02-05  aTim Lindell, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 2: The Second Battalion" edited by Rudyard Kipling is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume chronicles the experiences of the 2nd Battalion of the Irish Guards during World War I. The book likely delves deep into the formation, operations, and daily life of soldiers during the war, offering insights into their struggles and camaraderie while facing the harsh realities of combat.  At the start of the book, the focus is on the establishment of the 2nd Battalion of the Irish Guards in 1915, highlighting the conditions of Warley Barracks and the mix of personnel who joined. The chapter recounts the emotional and physical challenges faced by the soldiers as they prepared for deployment to France, emphasizing their awareness of the war's grim reality. The narrative elaborates on their initial training, inspections, and the atmosphere surrounding their eventual transfer to the front lines, capturing the formation of the battalion's own identity and spirit amid the uncertainty of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cGarden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain  aGreat Britain. Army. Irish Guards -- History4 uhttps://archive.org/details/irishguardsofgre02rudy/page/n940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72881  c113606d113606