
- 518 pages
- English
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A Rifleman Went to War
About this book
This vintage book contains the fascinating treatise on being a rifleman, with information on the use of a rifle in war, what makes a rifleman, what a rifleman needs to know... and more. This text offers its readers a unique insight into what it means to be a rifleman, based upon the author's extensive experience from his childhood spent near the hunting grounds of Indiana to the time he spent on the savage battlegrounds of the First World War. The chapters of this book include: Canada, England, Flanders, The Trenches, Record Scores, Scouting and Patrolling, Trench Raiding, Sighting Shots, The Pistol in War, The Battle of St. Eloi, The Somme, My Final Score, The British Army, Notes on Sniping, The Riflemen in Battle, The Emma Gees, etcetera. This text is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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eBook ISBN
9781447499145Subtopic
World War ITable of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Chapter 1. How Come?
- Chapter 2. Canada
- Chapter 3. England
- Chapter 4. Flanders
- Chapter 5. The Trenches
- Chapter 6. Record Scores
- Chapter 7. Scouting and Patrolling
- Chapter 8. Trench Raiding
- Chapter 9. Sighting Shots
- Chapter 10. The Pistol in War
- Chapter 11. The Battle of St. Eloi
- Chapter 12. Duds, Misfires and Stuck Bolts
- Chapter 13. The Somme
- Chapter 14. My Final Score
- Chapter 15. The British Army
- Chapter 16. Notes on Sniping
- Chapter 17. The Rifleman in Battle
- Chapter 18. The Machine Guns
- Chapter 19. The Soldier in Battle
- Retrospect