Project Gutenberg 2009-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 388 Hurst, Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley), Sir 1877 1957 Hurst, Gerald Berkeley, Sir 18010684 With Manchesters in the East Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "With Manchesters in the East" by Sir Gerald B. Hurst is a military memoir written in the early 20th century, specifically during the time of World War I. The book recounts the experiences of the Manchester Territorial Battalion as they engage in campaigns, with a particular focus on their deployment and experiences in the Dardanelles, including battles at Cape Helles and the Gallipoli campaign. It paints a portrait of the soldiers' bravery, camaraderie, and struggles amid the harsh realities of war. The opening of the memoir sets the stage by introducing the historical context of the Manchester Battalion, detailing their formation and early training as part of the Territorial Force. It highlights the transition from peacetime to active duty with an emphasis on mobilization in August 1914, when the battalion was among the first to serve abroad in support of the war effort. Hurst reflects on the character of the soldiers—ordinary men from Manchester, their backgrounds, motivations, and the initial sense of duty that propelled them into the conflict. The narrative provides a glimpse into both the idyllic days of training and the grim realities awaiting them in the East, preparing readers for the compelling accounts that follow in their journey through war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English Great Britain. Army. Manchester Regiment. Battalion, 7th (Territorial) World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey and the Near East D501 Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 198454 2025-06-12T10:57:16.410092 text/html 191947 2009-09-07T09:01:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 382434 2009-09-07T09:01:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491362 2025-06-12T10:57:24.481042 application/epub+zip 492622 2025-06-12T10:57:20.150069 application/epub+zip 139627 2025-06-12T10:57:18.664051 application/epub+zip 626872 2025-06-12T10:57:27.718013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599288 2025-06-12T10:57:23.472061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236166 2022-09-14T03:38:40.343015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166916 2025-06-12T10:57:15.859095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166719 2009-09-07T09:01:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66233 2009-09-07T09:01:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 166725 2009-09-07T09:01:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66209 2009-09-07T09:01:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21672 2025-06-12T10:57:27.863013 application/rdf+xml 12597 2025-06-12T10:57:19.250055 image/jpeg 2992 2025-06-12T10:57:18.957044 image/jpeg 465784 2025-06-12T10:57:16.451064 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