Private Peat
Harold R. Peat
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Description
Harold R. Peat, ex-Third Battalion of the First Canadian Contingent, tells his war in this illustrated 1917 memoir, with scenes from the photo-play of the same name. Chapters run from the call to arms and the old country through under fire and the mad major. Vive la France, tears and no cheers, out of it, and the ten commandments of a soldier on active service follow.
Peat writes with humor and grit, still smiling in the frontispiece though his right arm is useless. The book is dedicated to the boys who will never come back. Readers of Canadian war memoirs will find a vivid, humane voice from the trenches.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Harold R. Peat |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 238 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |