Great Britain at War

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Great Britain at War

by Jeffery Farnol

EN·~2 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total

GREAT BRITAIN AT WAR - BY - JEFFERY FARNOL

0:42

GREAT BRITAIN AT WAR - I - FOREWORD

4:46

II. CARTRIDGES

5:32

III. RIFLES AND LEWIS GUNS

11:36

IV. CLYDEBANK

7:59

V. SHIPS IN MAKING

6:28

VI. THE BATTLE CRUISERS

17:19

VII. A HOSPITAL

10:18

VIII. THE GUNS

18:05

IX. A TRAINING CAMP

14:21

Description

In this vivid compilation of wartime dispatches, the author brings listeners into the front‑line world of 1917‑1918 Europe. Drawing on firsthand visits to Flanders, the shattered battlefields of France, and the humming munitions factories, the pieces blend stark reportage with personal reflection. The narrative captures the raw sounds of artillery, the exhausted faces of soldiers, and the quiet moments of camaraderie that sustain them.

Beyond the trenches, the writer turns his eye to the emerging partnership between Britain and a newly engaged America, describing the surge of optimism that rippled through Paris when the United States declared war. He examines how misunderstandings rooted in history textbooks have colored the relationship, and suggests that shared sacrifice might forge a lasting brotherhood. Listeners will come away with a nuanced portrait of a world at war and the hopeful belief that cooperation can reshape its future.

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Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (152K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2009-01-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jeffery Farnol

Jeffery Farnol

1878–1952

Best known for lively historical romances and swashbuckling adventures, this early 20th-century British novelist helped shape the feel of Regency fiction for generations of later readers. His books mix wit, action, and old-world charm, with favorites including The Broad Highway and The Amateur Gentleman.

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