Project Gutenberg 2015-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 487 Case, Carleton B. (Carleton Britton) 1857 1936 Case, Carleton Britton 16010129 Anecdotes of the great war, gathered from European sources E-text prepared by Brian Coe, Emmy, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Anecdotes of the Great War, Gathered from European Sources" by Carleton B. Case is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the lighter and more humorous aspects of World War I through a collection of anecdotes, showcasing the resilience and humor of soldiers amidst the horrors of war. Compiled from various European sources, it offers a refreshing perspective on military life, capturing moments that balance the grim reality with laughter and camaraderie. The opening of the book presents a foreword that sets the tone for the collection, explaining the necessity of humor during the grim experiences of war. It highlights the human tendency to seek relief in joy, even in dark times, and indicates the selection's careful curation to avoid offensive content. Following the foreword is a series of amusing anecdotes and quips that illustrate the experiences of soldiers, recruiting humor, and the camaraderie built during the war, offering readers glimpses of the levity that coexisted with hardship on the front lines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Humor, caricatures, etc. D501 Text Category: Humour Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 262375 2025-07-19T11:27:30.585040 text/html 245445 2024-10-24T17:05:32 text/html 164854 2025-07-19T11:27:36.408012 application/epub+zip 160357 2025-07-19T11:27:31.596029 application/epub+zip 160357 2025-07-19T11:27:31.079018 application/epub+zip 264964 2025-07-19T11:27:40.044047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245333 2025-07-19T11:27:35.774010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245609 2022-09-22T04:06:25.436003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230710 2025-07-19T11:27:29.783042 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210629 2024-10-24T17:05:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17066 2025-07-19T11:27:40.172986 application/rdf+xml 11481 2025-07-19T11:27:31.160023 image/jpeg 2309 2025-07-19T11:27:31.119022 image/jpeg 135133 2025-07-19T11:27:30.609030 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