Project Gutenberg 2014-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 193 Rolt-Wheeler, Francis 1876 1960 Rolt-Wheeler, Francis William The Wonder of War on Land E-text prepared by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Digital Library of the Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu) "The Wonder of War on Land" by Francis Rolt-Wheeler is a historical account written in the late 1910s, during or shortly after World War I. The book explores the intricacies of modern warfare, particularly focusing on land battles and strategies employed during the Great War. It aims to present a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of war while highlighting the heroism and sacrifices made by both soldiers and civilians. At the start of the book, we are introduced to a schoolmaster in Belgium, grappling with the onset of World War I as German forces invade. The master conveys the gravity of the situation to his students, igniting a sense of patriotism among them. As the story unfolds, we follow the teacher and a head student, Deschamps, as they prepare to confront the horrors of war, emphasizing themes of honor, courage, and moral duty. The narrative sets a tone that blends the educational background of the boys with the harsh realities of impending conflict, establishing a poignant juxtaposition between innocence and the brutal truths of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45462/45462-h/images/i01.jpg Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 523797 2025-08-18T11:44:28.116193 text/html 506388 2024-10-24T06:06:34 text/html 7071798 2025-08-18T11:44:39.681679 application/epub+zip 7061139 2025-08-18T11:44:29.889181 application/epub+zip 258979 2025-08-18T11:44:28.937197 application/epub+zip 7188826 2025-08-18T11:44:46.596676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7128060 2025-08-18T11:44:37.406679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369472 2022-09-20T18:07:05.156354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454540 2025-08-18T11:44:26.435200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 434550 2024-10-24T06:06:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16281 2025-08-18T11:44:46.800569 application/rdf+xml 20303 2025-08-18T11:44:29.041192 image/jpeg 3374 2025-08-18T11:44:28.989205 image/jpeg 7495785 2025-08-18T11:44:28.389269 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 fr.wikipedia