The New Army in Training
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RUDYARD KIPLING
MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN’S STREET, LONDON
1915
PRICE SIXPENCE NET
The ore, the furnace and the hammer are all that is needed for a sword.— Native proverb.
This was a cantonment one had never seen before, and the grey-haired military policeman could give no help.
‘My experience,’ he spoke detachedly, ‘is that you’ll find everything everywhere. Is it any particular corps you’re looking for?’
‘Not in the least,’ I said.
‘Then you’re all right. You can’t miss getting something.’ He pointed generally to the North Camp. ‘It’s like floods in a town, isn’t it?’
Rudyard Kipling
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THE NEW ARMY IN TRAINING
CONTENTS
THE NORTH IN BLUE
DUTIES AND DEVELOPMENTS
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
WHAT THE ARMY DOES AND THINKS
SERVICE CONDITIONS
THE GUNNER AT HOME
MECHANISM AND MECHANICS
‘THE HUMOUR OF IT’
CAMP GOSSIP
ENGINEERS AND APPLIANCES
AN UNRELATED DETACHMENT
THE VANGUARD OF A NATION
SCREW-GUNS
THE MULE LINES
THE INN OF GOOD-BYES
GREATHEART AND CHRISTIANA
GUARDING A RAILWAY
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
THE SECRET OF THE SERVICES
THE REAL QUESTION
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