Project Gutenberg 2015-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 154 Chase, Josephine 1931 Flower, Jessie Graham Lester, Pauline Gordon, Grace Thompson, Ames Bates, Gordon The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win; or, Smashing the German Lines Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win; or, Smashing the German Lines" by Capt. Gordon Bates is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century during World War I. The book follows a group of young American soldiers known as the "Khaki Boys" as they navigate the dangers of war while forming strong bonds, showcasing their courage on the battlefield. The title suggests a focus on their determination to defeat enemy forces, specifically the Germans. The opening portion of the book introduces the five main characters of the Khaki Boys, who find themselves in a buried dugout during intense fighting. As they cope with the sounds of distant bombardment, they reflect on their mission and the nature of the conflict. A sudden explosion leads to the collapse of their shelter, plunging them into chaos as they try to rescue each other and find a way out. This dramatic start sets the stage for their ongoing adventures and challenges amid the backdrop of war, creating a tense and engaging atmosphere that invites the reader to join them in their struggles and triumphs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 293231 2025-06-20T05:01:58.433409 text/html 272133 2024-10-24T17:54:00 text/html 254138 2025-06-20T05:02:03.016392 application/epub+zip 257700 2025-06-20T05:01:59.085382 application/epub+zip 170057 2025-06-20T05:01:58.748412 application/epub+zip 369457 2025-06-20T05:02:06.416366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343740 2025-06-20T05:02:02.701409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258201 2022-09-22T13:51:23.584924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273675 2023-09-21T12:12:04.710428 text/plain 253625 2024-10-24T17:54:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15730 2025-06-20T05:02:06.555369 application/rdf+xml 27292 2025-06-20T05:01:58.844420 image/jpeg 3923 2025-06-20T05:01:58.794403 image/jpeg 233894 2025-06-20T05:01:58.470413 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