The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K(1)"

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Ian Hay. The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K(1)"

The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K(1)"

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BOOK ONE BLANK CARTRIDGES. I. AB OVO II. THE DAILY GRIND III. GROWING PAINS IV. THE CONVERSION OF PRIVATE M'SLATTERY V. "CRIME" VI. THE LAWS OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS VII. SHOOTING STRAIGHT VIII. BILLETS IX. MID-CHANNEL X. DEEDS OF DARKNESS XI. OLYMPUS XII. … AND SOME FELL BY THE WAYSIDE XIII. CONCERT PITCH. BOOK TWO LIVE ROUNDS. XIV. THE BACK OF THE FRONT XV. IN THE TRENCHES—AN OFF-DAY XVI. "DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSS-ROADS TO-NIGHT" XVII. THE NEW WARFARE XVIII. THE FRONT OF THE FRONT XIX. THE TRIVIAL ROUND XX. THE GATHERING OF THE EAGLES XXI. THE BATTLE OF THE SLAG-HEAPS "K(1)"

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BOOK ONE

BLANK CARTRIDGES

I. AB OVO

II

THE DAILY GRIND

III

GROWING PAINS

IV

THE CONVERSION OF PRIVATE M'SLATTERY

V

"CRIME"

VI

THE LAWS OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS

SALUTES. YOUNG OFFICERS, HINTS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF

SPECIAL CASES

VII

SHOOTING STRAIGHT

II

III

VIII

BILLETS

IX

MID-CHANNEL

X

DEEDS OF DARKNESS

II

III

IV

V

XI

OLYMPUS

XII

AND SOME FELL BY THE WAYSIDE

II

III

XIII

CONCERT PITCH

II

III

BOOK TWO

LIVE ROUNDS. XIV

THE BACK OF THE FRONT. I

II

III

XV

IN THE TRENCHES—AN OFF-DAY

OLD KENT ROAD

XVI

"DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSS-ROADS TO-NIGHT"

XVII

THE NEW WARFARE

II

III

XVIII

THE FRONT OF THE FRONT

II

III

XIX

THE TRIVIAL ROUND

II

III

IV

V

XX

THE GATHERING OF THE EAGLES

HÉRE SMOKING ROM BEER WINE {WITHE {RAID COFFE EGS

XXI

THE BATTLE OF THE SLAG-HEAPS

II

III

IV

V

VI

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Ian Hay

Published by Good Press, 2019

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The figure upon Lance-Corporal Ness's right stiffens, and inflates itself.

"Sirr, on the fufth unst. I was Orderly Sergeant. At aboot four-thirrty P.M., Lance-Corporal Ness reported this man tae me for refusing for tae obey an order. I confined him."

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