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100 1 _aKipling, Rudyard,
_d1865-1936
245 1 4 _aThe Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 2 (of 2)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-02-05
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cGarden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
653 _aGreat Britain. Army. Irish Guards -- History
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/irishguardsofgre02rudy/page/n9
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72881
999 _c113606
_d113606