Project Gutenberg 2019-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 358 Ponsonby, Frederick 1867 1935 Sysonby, Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, Baron Ponsonby, Frederick Edward Grey Cavan, Frederick Rudolph Lambart, Earl of 1865 1946 Cavan, Rudolph Lambart, Earl of Lambart, Frederick Rudolph Lambart, Rudolph Walker, Emery 1851 1933 Walker, Emery, Sir The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 1 of 3 Produced by Brian Coe, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries (http://link.library.utoronto.ca/booksonline/).) "The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 1 of 3" by Lieut.-Colonel The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Ponsonby is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a detailed examination of the experiences of the Grenadier Guards during World War I, specifically focusing on their campaigns from the outbreak of the war through various significant battles. It likely serves as both a tribute to the bravery of the soldiers and a comprehensive documentation of the events they faced. The opening of the narrative sets the stage by outlining the political and military situation leading up to the war, discussing the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and its unforeseen consequences that led to the mobilization of the British Army. It emphasizes how underprepared Britain was at the time and depicts the rapid mobilization of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards as they received orders for active service. Key initial chapters outline their experiences and movements as they arrive in France, prepare to engage with German forces, and begin their participation in early battles, all under the backdrop of a rapidly escalating conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain Great Britain. Army. Grenadier Guards D501 Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 805860 2025-06-24T07:44:19.667763 text/html 787252 2024-10-17T14:33:53 text/html 3090573 2025-06-24T07:44:33.352722 application/epub+zip 3097862 2025-06-24T07:44:22.100760 application/epub+zip 346403 2025-06-24T07:44:20.778737 application/epub+zip 3319517 2025-06-24T07:44:40.747648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3243721 2025-06-24T07:44:31.822795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496124 2022-09-27T12:14:48.441327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611384 2023-09-26T06:21:19.842786 text/plain 591291 2024-10-17T14:33:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17626 2025-06-24T07:44:42.803174 application/rdf+xml 13337 2025-06-24T07:44:20.935741 image/jpeg 2191 2025-06-24T07:44:20.859760 image/jpeg 3073787 2025-06-24T07:44:19.785823 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia