Project Gutenberg 2005-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 132 Voigt, F. A. (Frederick Augustus) 1892 1957 Voigt, Frederick Augustus Voigt, Fritz August Combed Out E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Melissa Er-Raqabi, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "Combed Out" by F. A. Voigt is a narrative written in the early 20th century, presenting a fictional account centered around the lives of soldiers during World War I. The work encapsulates the grueling reality of army training, the monotony of military life, and the raw emotions experienced by new recruits. The story's main character reflects on these aspects and grapples with the psychological impact of war as they endure the harsh demands of military discipline and the uncertainty of combat. The opening of the narrative introduces us to the protagonist's first day in the army, detailing the frustrating experience of squad drill under a contemptuous Sergeant. The new recruits fumble through their drills, haunted by thoughts of home and the physical toll of their training, while their discomfort and resentment grow. As they endure grueling hours of instruction, the atmosphere shifts from irritation to a camaraderie of shared misery, suggesting a budding bond among the men amidst the harshness of their circumstances. The first chapter sets a tone of stark realism, portraying both the humor and despair of military life as the soldiers confront their new reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English D501 Text World War I Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: History - Warfare 329811 2025-07-07T06:37:19.290792 text/html 330858 2020-12-12T06:41:09 text/html 193037 2025-07-07T06:37:25.426712 application/epub+zip 196104 2025-07-07T06:37:21.201743 application/epub+zip 196105 2025-07-07T06:37:20.017796 application/epub+zip 327807 2025-07-07T06:37:28.639722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310118 2025-07-07T06:37:24.696725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277847 2022-09-08T04:55:08.995416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312407 2025-07-07T06:37:18.579792 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311954 2020-12-12T06:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311985 2020-12-12T06:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21476 2025-07-07T06:37:28.768700 application/rdf+xml 9906 2025-07-07T06:37:20.538753 image/jpeg 2850 2025-07-07T06:37:20.280764 image/jpeg 121279 2020-12-12T06:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 125070 2020-12-12T06:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 121247 2020-12-12T06:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 187024 2025-07-07T06:37:19.316748 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