Project Gutenberg 2022-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 112 McClintock, Alexander 1893 1918 Best o' luck: How a fighting Kentuckian won the thanks of Britain's King $aUnited States :$bGeorge H. Doran Company,$c1917. Training for the war -- The bombing raid -- "Over the top and give 'em hell" -- Shifted to the Somme -- Wounded in action -- A visit from the King. D A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries) "Best o' Luck: How a Fighting Kentuckian Won the Thanks of Britain's King" by Alexander McClintock is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the experiences of Sergeant Alexander McClintock, a member of the Canadian Overseas Forces, during World War I, detailing his journey from enlistment through the harsh realities of combat. The narrative promises an intimate look at the life of a soldier facing the challenges of warfare, along with the personal growth and camaraderie that emerge in such extreme conditions. The opening of the book introduces Sergeant McClintock as he reflects on his decision to enlist and the initial training he underwent with the Canadian Grenadier Guards. He candidly shares his thoughts on the lax discipline prevalent in the early training stages and his desire to prepare for what lay ahead. The narrative brings forth various characters, including his friend Campbell Macfarlane, whose transformation from a jovial youth to a haunted soldier encapsulates the profound impacts of war. Through McClintock's observations, readers gain insight into the psychological complexities of courage and fear in the face of immense danger. The beginning sets the stage for deeper exploration into the struggles and triumphs of soldiers during one of history's most brutal conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/bestoluckhowfigh00mccl/mode/2up 20211111152923mcclintock 1917 us Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 194998 2025-06-27T09:06:31.796620 text/html 171470 2024-10-19T00:43:27 text/html 421276 2025-06-27T09:06:36.038588 application/epub+zip 419123 2025-06-27T09:06:33.102598 application/epub+zip 405154 2025-06-27T09:06:32.370655 application/epub+zip 1276591 2025-06-27T09:06:38.335596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1255986 2025-06-27T09:06:35.458638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1242239 2022-10-01T00:47:58.206615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172399 2025-06-27T09:06:31.534619 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152226 2024-10-19T00:43:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16915 2025-06-27T09:06:38.471575 application/rdf+xml 18218 2025-06-27T09:06:32.597578 image/jpeg 2245 2025-06-27T09:06:32.483588 image/jpeg 1244936 2025-06-27T09:06:31.824619 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