Project Gutenberg 2007-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 205 McBride, Herbert W. McBride, Herbert Wes 18014837 The Emma Gees E-text prepared by Geetu Melwani, Christine P. Travers, Chuck Greif, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/c/) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "The Emma Gees" by Herbert W. McBride is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative details the experiences of a soldier in the Machine Gun Section of the Twenty-first Canadian Infantry Battalion during World War I. The author's personal observations and accounts provide an authentic perspective on the realities of trench warfare, showcasing both the camaraderie among soldiers and the grim consequences of conflict. The opening of the book introduces the author’s intention to recount his experiences at the front, highlighting the significance of Ypres and the Ypres Salient as crucial battlefields filled with history and significance for Canadians. McBride shares candid reflections on his motivations for enlisting in the war, revealing a thirst for firsthand experience rather than ideological fervor. The narrative sets the stage for a vivid recounting of life in the trenches, discussing everything from the training and preparations at home to the stark realities faced amidst chaos and destruction. The imagery imbues readers with the atmosphere of military life, preparing them for the gripping tales to follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 291298 2025-08-08T14:18:41.525304 text/html 289155 2007-02-25T19:12:17 text/html 1151346 2025-08-08T14:18:47.784268 application/epub+zip 1152972 2025-08-08T14:18:43.557315 application/epub+zip 186638 2025-08-08T14:18:42.278313 application/epub+zip 1284822 2025-08-08T14:18:50.869280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1260567 2025-08-08T14:18:46.963248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260710 2022-09-09T15:45:44.793457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258202 2025-08-08T14:18:40.845280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257718 2021-01-01T18:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257727 2021-01-01T18:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20088 2025-08-08T14:18:50.998234 application/rdf+xml 11457 2025-08-08T14:18:42.841296 image/jpeg 3132 2025-08-08T14:18:42.579281 image/jpeg 100628 2021-01-01T18:46:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 1108926 2021-01-01T18:46:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 100592 2021-01-01T18:46:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 1200646 2025-08-08T14:18:41.599282 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