The Wonder Book of Soldiers for Boys and Girls
The Wonder Book of Soldiers for Boys and Girls
Frederick A. Stokes Company | 1914 | ISBN: No | English | 276 Pages | PDF | 156 MB
Frederick A. Stokes Company | 1914 | ISBN: No | English | 276 Pages | PDF | 156 MB
This title was issued in several revisions over some decades. This one appears to be from just after the outbreak of the First World War. All the instances of British martial glory are still from the Boer War, colonial campaigns, and the Napoleonic Wars. Chapters include "The Making of a Soldier," "What a Modern Battle is Like," "British Cavalry Regiments," "Citizen Armies of Australia and New Zealand," "The Army in India," "On Foreign Service," "Feeding an Army," "The Territorial Force," and similar. With 4 double-page and 7 other colored plates, over 300 illustrations.