In the Line of Battle


Read by Lee Smalley

(4.5 stars; 54 reviews)

“A COLLECTION OF absolutely authentic accounts by privates and non-commissioned officers.... We see a great simplicity and directness of observation and recital, so admirable that one page of such writing is worth all the folios of the war experts and correspondents, not to say romancers and publicists.” The Athenæum.

“THE HUMAN SIDE, the naked horror and simple glory of actual conflict, is what Mr. Wood’s soldiers are concerned with, and the stories they tell give a clearer picture of this side of war than can be found in any other form.” Pall Mall Gazette.

“A VERY REAL and deeply affecting book, and the editor has done a valuable work in collecting these poignant, odd, whimsical, terrible stories together.” Westminster Gazette.

“NO MAN WHO boasts a heart, least of all any man of young limbs, will read these soldiers’ simple stories without a quickening of the pulse. They are at once a great stimulus and a great memorial.” Daily Telegraph. (6 hr 34 min)

Chapters

Introduction 2:56 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter I 25:41 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter II 28:19 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter III 16:50 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter IV 30:46 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter V 29:23 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter VI 23:17 Read by Lee Smalley
ChapterVII 32:29 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter VIII 25:24 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter IX 5:02 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter X 24:28 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter XI 18:38 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter XII 18:04 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter XIII 14:41 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter XIV 26:02 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter XV 14:18 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter XVI 18:36 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter XVII 22:27 Read by Lee Smalley
Chapter XVIII 17:20 Read by Lee Smalley

Reviews


(5 stars)

EXCELLENT,.... each story was gripping, I didn't want the book to end, and very well read. I highly recommend this, I would give it 6 stars if I could.

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(5 stars)

Very enjoyable well written and well read. Highly recomend..


(5 stars)

Excellent reading of a very interesting book.


(1 stars)

Mostly propaganda not a fair account. No soldiers were wholly innocent or wholly evil. It was men fighting for there lives.