Project Gutenberg 2017-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 173 Adams, Bernard 1890 1917 Adams, John Bernard Pye 18002824 Nothing of Importance A record of eight months at the front with a Welsh battalion, October, 1915, to June, 1916 Produced by MWS, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Nothing of Importance" by Bernard Adams is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book documents the author's experiences over eight months at the front lines during World War I, specifically focusing on life with a Welsh battalion from October 1915 to June 1916. The narrative explores the complexities and harsh realities of war through the perspective of Adams, who joined the military not out of a desire for glory but to serve a greater moral cause. At the start of the narrative, Adams provides an intimate and reflective look at his initial journey to the front, filled with personal thoughts and observations as he travels with fellow officers. The opening portion captures a mix of nervous anticipation, self-consciousness, and the camaraderie that develops among the group. As they navigate their way to the front lines, the realities of military life begin to set in, from the wait times during the journey to the eventual arrival in a war-torn landscape. Adams shares his first impressions and struggles with feelings of inadequacy and the overwhelming newness of trench warfare, setting the tone for the vivid recounting of the experiences that will follow throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 492106 2025-06-22T06:56:39.989022 text/html 471737 2024-10-23T02:27:59 text/html 1064077 2025-06-22T06:56:47.496962 application/epub+zip 1068203 2025-06-22T06:56:41.436999 application/epub+zip 258204 2025-06-22T06:56:40.689000 application/epub+zip 1205943 2025-06-22T06:56:52.165930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1164868 2025-06-22T06:56:46.757996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362182 2022-08-25T03:52:19.259925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452243 2025-06-22T06:56:39.117016 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 432307 2024-10-23T02:27:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16411 2025-06-22T06:56:52.320928 application/rdf+xml 14079 2025-06-22T06:56:40.820979 image/jpeg 2100 2025-06-22T06:56:40.749994 image/jpeg 939057 2025-06-22T06:56:40.096992 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