Project Gutenberg 2021-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 287 Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard The Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b The First Battalion E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, John Campbell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 1: The First Battalion" edited and compiled by Rudyard Kipling is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the experiences and operations of the First Battalion of the Irish Guards during World War I, particularly from 1914 to 1918. The narrative examines the battalion's mobilization, the early campaigns on the Western Front, and the realities of trench warfare, drawing extensively from soldiers' diaries and personal accounts. The opening of the book detail the Irish Guards’ mobilization for war on August 4, 1914, as they prepared to march to the frontlines. It provides a vivid recounting of their journey from barracks to the battlefield, highlighting both their initial excitement and subsequent fears as they encounter the harsh realities of war. The text illustrates their first moments under fire, the disorganization common at the time, and the camaraderie among the soldiers as they adjust to the dire conditions of conflict. Through the early chapters, Kipling sets the stage for a deeply personal exploration of military life and the profound challenges faced by these soldiers, establishing a tone that blends both historical fact and emotional depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain Great Britain. Army. Irish Guards -- History D501 Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 795345 2025-07-25T13:03:10.749222 text/html 774122 2024-10-18T11:26:24 text/html 6684985 2025-07-25T13:03:22.609141 application/epub+zip 6684260 2025-07-25T13:03:13.348173 application/epub+zip 371765 2025-07-25T13:03:11.780220 application/epub+zip 6871470 2025-07-25T13:03:29.943091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6820017 2025-07-25T13:03:21.110165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515503 2022-09-29T06:18:42.438858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729103 2025-07-25T13:03:09.756176 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 709042 2024-10-18T11:26:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16992 2025-07-25T13:03:30.108104 application/rdf+xml 10602 2025-07-25T13:03:11.924173 image/jpeg 1796 2025-07-25T13:03:11.855162 image/jpeg 6709294 2025-07-25T13:03:10.891173 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