Project Gutenberg 2016-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 225 Washburn, Stanley 1878 1950 Mewes, George H. 16000761 The Russian Campaign, April to August, 1915 Being the Second Volume of "Field Notes from the Russian Front" E-text prepared by Brian Coe, Wayne Hammond, 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) "The Russian Campaign, April to August, 1915" by Stanley Washburn is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book serves as the second volume of "Field Notes from the Russian Front," offering a firsthand perspective on the Russian military's experiences during the First World War. Washburn, acting as a special correspondent for “The Times,” provides insights into the conditions faced by the Russian soldiers and the unfolding events on the front lines. The opening of the work introduces readers to the significant military event of the fall of Przemysl in Galicia, detailing the reactions in Petrograd as news of the fortress's capture spreads through the city. Celebratory crowds gather despite inclement weather, showcasing the sentiments of hope and patriotism among ordinary Russians who rally behind their army. Washburn describes the mixed conditions of war, highlighting both the difficulties faced by the soldiers and their indomitable spirit as they persevere against the challenges of modern warfare. The narrative focuses on the impact of this key event on morale and strategy, setting the tone for deeper explorations of the military campaigns that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 447087 2025-06-20T15:48:33.650806 text/html 421952 2024-10-23T00:13:44 text/html 5685881 2025-06-20T15:48:41.617710 application/epub+zip 5691195 2025-06-20T15:48:35.554833 application/epub+zip 241049 2025-06-20T15:48:34.469737 application/epub+zip 5819159 2025-06-20T15:48:46.248798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5768687 2025-06-20T15:48:40.606777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328496 2022-09-23T13:15:46.387915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397090 2025-06-20T15:48:32.781826 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377021 2024-10-23T00:13:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16898 2025-06-20T15:48:46.418718 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-06-20T15:48:34.711766 image/jpeg 2613 2025-06-20T15:48:34.530781 image/jpeg 5182597 2025-06-20T15:48:33.902762 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