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In the Firing Line: Stories of the War by Land and Sea

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By Arthur St. John Adcock
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This collection brings together eyewitness reports, sketches, and soldier letters describing early engagements and naval fights in the European war. Pieces move from first encounters under fire through retreats, the destruction of towns, and sea actions, focusing on personal reactions, unit morale, and the quotidian realities of modern combat. The writing emphasizes shock and acclimatization to violence, comradeship, and stoic humor, while noting press restrictions and the limitations of official dispatches; vignettes combine journalistic observation with intimate testimony to portray the human experience of organized warfare.

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Title: In the Firing Line: Stories of the War by Land and Sea

Author: Arthur St. John Adcock

Release date: September 27, 2016 [eBook #53151]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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The Daily Telegraph
WAR BOOKS

IN THE FIRING LINE

Cloth
1/-
net
each		 The Daily Telegraph
WAR BOOKS		 Post
free
1/3
each

HOW THE WAR BEGAN
By W. L. COURTNEY, LL.D., and J. M. KENNEDY

THE FLEETS AT WAR
By ARCHIBALD HURD

THE CAMPAIGN OF SEDAN
By GEORGE HOOPER

THE CAMPAIGN ROUND LIEGE
By J. M. KENNEDY

IN THE FIRING LINE
By A. ST. JOHN ADCOCK

GREAT BATTLES OF THE WORLD
By STEPHEN CRANE
Author of “The Red Badge of Courage.”

BRITISH REGIMENTS AT THE FRONT
The story of their Battle Honours.

THE RED CROSS IN WAR
By Miss MARY FRANCES BILLINGTON

FORTY YEARS AFTER
The Story of the Franco-German War. By H. C. BAILEY.
With an Introduction by W. L. COURTNEY. LL.D.

A SCRAP OF PAPER
The Inner History of German Diplomacy.
By E. J. DILLON

HOW THE NATIONS WAGED WAR
A companion volume to “How the War Began,” telling how the world faced
Armageddon and how the British Army answered the call to arms.
By J. M. KENNEDY

AIR-CRAFT IN WAR
By S. ERIC BRUCE

FAMOUS FIGHTS OF INDIAN NATIVE REGIMENTS

THE TRIUMPHANT RETREAT TO PARIS

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE

OTHER VOLUMES IN PREPARATION

PUBLISHED FOR THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
BY HODDER & STOUGHTON, WARWICK SQUARE
LONDON, E.C.
Drawn by Philip Daddd.
Copyright of The Sphere.

Charge of British Hussars against German Cuirassiers in a Village of Northern France.

IN THE FIRING
LINE

STORIES OF THE WAR BY LAND AND SEA

BY
A. St. JOHN ADCOCK

HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO
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