Project Gutenberg 2013-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 883 Various Verschillende Various, Various Hamilton, Ian 1853 1947 Hamilton, Ian Standish Monteith, Sir Thomas, Bert 1883 1966 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories Produced by Brian Coe, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries (http://link.library.utoronto.ca/booksonline/).) "500 of the Best Cockney War Stories" by Various is a collection of war anecdotes and humorous tales drawn from the archives of the London Evening News, likely compiled in the mid-20th century or later. This anthology compiles 500 stories that showcase the indomitable spirit and humor of Cockney soldiers during the Great War, featuring their ability to find laughter in the grim realities of conflict while glorifying their bravery and resilience. The opening portion introduces readers to a foreword by General Sir Ian Hamilton, which reflects on the importance of the human aspect of war, especially as illustrated through the tales of everyday soldiers. It highlights how Cockney humor serves as a coping mechanism amid the chaos of battle. Following this, Sir Ian Hamilton narrates a personal anecdote from his time in Afghanistan, which sets the tone for the forthcoming stories that blend stark wartime experiences with the uniquely witty and endearing Cockney dialect, emphasizing the bravery, camaraderie, and humor of the British soldiers. Overall, the beginning establishes a warm, nostalgic recollection of war, characterized by humor and a sense of shared experience among those involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44263/44263-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British World War, 1914-1918 -- Anecdotes D501 Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Humour Category: History - British Category: History - Warfare 517313 2025-08-18T03:47:27.745677 text/html 500243 2024-10-23T19:59:23 text/html 3256853 2025-08-18T03:47:37.845596 application/epub+zip 3256887 2025-08-18T03:47:29.562631 application/epub+zip 265734 2025-08-18T03:47:28.609613 application/epub+zip 3437867 2025-08-18T03:47:43.825548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3392194 2025-08-18T03:47:36.737557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409450 2022-09-20T07:53:29.752313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462814 2025-08-18T03:47:26.043607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442696 2024-10-23T19:59:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18221 2025-08-18T03:47:43.990530 application/rdf+xml 15839 2025-08-18T03:47:28.705597 image/jpeg 2718 2025-08-18T03:47:28.657608 image/jpeg 3188835 2025-08-18T03:47:27.954603 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 en.wikipedia