Project Gutenberg 2006-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 168 Floyd, Thomas Hope 1896 1973 At Ypres with Best-Dunkley Produced by David Clarke, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "At Ypres with Best-Dunkley" by Thomas Hope Floyd is a historical account written in the early 20th century, likely during or immediately after World War I. The narrative revolves around the experiences of Second-Lieutenant Floyd, detailing his journey and personal reflections as he serves under Colonel Best-Dunkley in the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers during the intense and chaotic battles near Ypres. The author aims to document the day-to-day life and thoughts of soldiers during the war, emphasizing the overlooked stories of ordinary soldiers alongside more famous accounts. The beginning of the book introduces the context of the author’s arrival in France as an officer after previously serving as a private. It sets a tone of eager anticipation, as Floyd recounts his initial feelings about rejoining the conflict after a brief hospital stay. He provides vivid descriptions of his journey to the front, detailing both the mundane aspects of travel as well as his observations of the surroundings, infused with a sense of earnestness and light-heartedness. The narrative hints at the growing tension and impending battle, portraying a mix of routine military life and the emotional undercurrents experienced by those preparing for combat. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British Best-Dunkley, Bertram, 1890-1917 Ypres, 3rd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1917 D501 Text World War I Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 370216 2025-07-07T12:54:45.255149 text/html 372472 2006-02-21T17:11:04 text/html 659392 2025-07-07T12:54:53.297120 application/epub+zip 660715 2025-07-07T12:54:48.325142 application/epub+zip 215379 2025-07-07T12:54:47.067101 application/epub+zip 844318 2025-07-07T12:54:57.188098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806340 2025-07-07T12:54:52.389088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335682 2022-09-08T13:08:39.619439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334244 2025-07-07T12:54:44.579119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 334061 2006-02-21T17:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 334052 2006-02-21T17:11:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21689 2025-07-07T12:54:57.325047 application/rdf+xml 13608 2025-07-07T12:54:47.573107 image/jpeg 3667 2025-07-07T12:54:47.317129 image/jpeg 126311 2006-02-21T17:11:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 519342 2006-02-21T17:11:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 126250 2006-02-21T17:11:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 618567 2025-07-07T12:54:45.290153 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