Scott, Frederick George, 1861-1944,

The Great War as I saw it /Frederick George Scott ; introduction by Mark G. McGowan. - Montreal and Kingston [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2014. Montreal and Kingston [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource

First published in 1922; reprinted in 1934.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Glossary -- Foreword / Preface -- How I got into the War : July to September 1914 -- The Voyage to England : September 29 to October 18, 1914 -- On Salisbury Plain : October 18, 1914, to January 1, 1915 -- Off to France : January to March 1915 -- Before the storm : March and April 1915 -- The Second Battle of Ypres : April 22, 1915 -- Festubert and Givenchy : May and June 1915 -- A lull in operations : Ploegsteert : July to December 1915 -- Our first Christmas in France -- Spring 1916 -- The attack on Mount Sorrel : Summer 1916 -- The Battle of the Somme : Autumn 1916 -- Our home at Camblain l'Abbé : November and December 1916 -- My search is rewarded. Mark G. McGowan -- Llewellyn H. Gwynne --

A classic work, first published in 1922 and now back in print, presents a unique account of life at the front.



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