Project Gutenberg 2004-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 120 Chase, Josephine 1931 Flower, Jessie Graham Lester, Pauline Gordon, Grace Thompson, Ames Bates, Gordon The Khaki Boys over the Top; Or, Doing and Daring for Uncle Sam Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jeni Warnken and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Khaki Boys over the Top; Or, Doing and Daring for Uncle Sam" by Josephine Chase is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century, specifically post-World War I. The book follows a group of young American soldiers known as the "Khaki Boys" as they prepare for and engage in the brutal realities of trench warfare during World War I, highlighting themes of camaraderie, bravery, and sacrifice. The beginning of the novel introduces us to the five main characters, Jimmy Blaise, Roger Barlow, Bob Dalton, Franz Schnitzel, and Ignace Pulinski, who are waiting in a trench for orders to advance in a battle against German forces. As they anxiously discuss the sounds around them, they express their concerns and fears, showcasing their close bond. The narrative captures their tense moments in the trench, the anticipation of battle, and the aftermath of the chaos as they rush "over the top" into action. It sets the stage for the conflict that lies ahead, underlining their hopes for survival and the uncertainty of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text World War I Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: History - Warfare 307932 2025-08-05T17:41:17.421259 text/html 307908 307799 2024-11-06T05:36:06.583000 2023-10-06T07:20:07.326002 text/html text/html 209139 2025-08-05T17:41:25.423227 application/epub+zip 213409 2025-08-05T17:41:21.018264 application/epub+zip 172352 2025-08-05T17:41:19.725270 application/epub+zip 474173 2025-08-05T17:41:28.755258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443487 2025-08-05T17:41:24.603218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399618 2022-09-06T23:29:05.243394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267069 2025-08-05T17:41:17.074276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 247120 2024-10-28T19:58:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17387 2025-08-05T17:41:28.882225 application/rdf+xml 23825 2025-08-05T17:41:20.219262 image/jpeg 4703 2025-08-05T17:41:19.971260 image/jpeg 206730 2025-08-05T17:41:17.444293 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia