ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The author desires to thank the Editors of The English Review,
The Evening Standard, and The Westminster Gazette for kind
permission to reproduce in this volume, articles which appeared in
their various columns.
About This Book
A junior officer records his regiment's mobilization and journey to the front, tracing experiences from railhead and billets through the move up to the firing line and actions around the Aisne and La Bassée. The narrative mixes tactical episodes—dawn and night attacks, patrols, support operations—with everyday realities of billet life, rationing, and the weary intervals between actions. Emphasis falls on comradeship, the mechanics of small-unit leadership, and candid reflections on fear, loss, and duty. Presented as linked sketches, the account balances vivid front-line detail with contemplative passages on the costs and routines of war.