Project Gutenberg 2009-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 203 Liveing, Edward G. D. (Edward George Downing) 1895 1963 Masefield, John 1878 1967 18008679 Attack: An Infantry Subaltern's Impression of July 1st, 1916 Produced by Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Attack: An Infantry Subaltern's Impression of July 1st, 1916" by Liveing is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a vivid depiction of the Battle of the Somme, focusing on one infantry officer's perspective during a specific and harrowing attack on the fortified village of Gommecourt. Through personal reflections and detailed observations, the author conveys the physical and emotional challenges faced by soldiers in the trenches. The narrative follows Edward G.D. Liveing as he recounts the events leading up to and during the attack on July 1, 1916. Intertwined with a sense of anticipation and dread, Liveing describes the chaotic preparations, the steely resolve of his platoon, and the brutal reality of combat as they charge into No Man's Land. As the battle unfolds, Liveing documents the harrowing toll it takes on his men and the overwhelming violence encountered from enemy machine-gun fire. Beyond the physical landscape of war, the book also explores themes of fear, camaraderie, and the humanity that persists amidst destruction, painting a poignant portrait of life at the front during World War I. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 D501 Text World War I Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 125929 2025-08-11T13:07:30.951876 text/html 120665 2021-01-04T18:46:17 text/html 150575 2025-08-11T13:07:38.026835 application/epub+zip 150449 2025-08-11T13:07:34.729858 application/epub+zip 105517 2025-08-11T13:07:33.356895 application/epub+zip 374029 2025-08-11T13:07:40.274790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355866 2025-08-11T13:07:37.077857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175393 2022-09-13T07:10:37.785206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102477 2025-08-11T13:07:30.542863 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102121 2021-01-04T18:46:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102112 2021-01-04T18:46:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21382 2025-08-11T13:07:40.417849 application/rdf+xml 25335 2025-08-11T13:07:33.883826 image/jpeg 4729 2025-08-11T13:07:33.612809 image/jpeg 39211 2021-01-04T18:46:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 43092 2021-01-04T18:46:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 39174 2021-01-04T18:46:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 145949 2025-08-11T13:07:30.961859 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