02241cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000340011524500210014926400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050000310035650801950038752011420058253400450172465300410176965300570181085600430186799900170191016078UtSlPG20260610133357.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aD5011 aMacGill, Patrick,d1890?-196314aThe Amateur Army 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-06-16  aProduced by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries
(http://www.archive.org/details/toronto), Suzanne Lybarger,
William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Amateur Army" by Patrick MacGill is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the experiences of MacGill as a soldier in World War I, particularly focusing on the journey from a civilian to a soldier in “Kitchener's Army.” It highlights the camaraderie, the challenges, and the humorous anecdotes that arise from military life, providing insight into the nature of war and the various personalities encountered along the way.  At the start of the memoir, MacGill reflects upon his unexpected enlistment into the army, driven by a mixture of curiosity, social obligation, and the spirit of the times. He recounts the early days of training, the awkwardness of being billeted with civilian families, and the complacency of the British public facing the war. The opening portions vividly depict the humorous yet poignant interactions between soldiers and civilians, the challenges of adjusting to military discipline, and the daily routines of a recruit, setting the tone for a narrative rich with both levity and the subtle undercurrents of the realities of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGreat Britain. Army -- Military life  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16078  c57466d57466