The British Soldier: His Courage And Humour
Edward John Hardy
Read by David Wales
The Reverend Edward John Hardy, ordained in the Church Of Ireland, was a chaplain in the British army for thirty one years. His 1915 collection of anecdotes is by and about the British soldier, the “Tommy” or “Mr. Thomas Atkins” as Hardy calls him. “I did not need a war of nations to learn about the courage and humour of the British soldier…. . I have done little more than select and classify the letters of that best of war correspondents—the British soldier. The letters are a credit to his head and his heart, and throw a searchlight on the war. The soldier wrote of the things he knew about, and the result is that we can see his pen pictures….” - Summary by Book Preface and david wales (5 hr 32 min)
Chapters
Preface | 3:29 | Read by David Wales |
Up To Sample | 7:59 | Read by David Wales |
Courage | 12:53 | Read by David Wales |
Courage And Discipline | 16:48 | Read by David Wales |
Boys Of The Bulldog Breed | 11:53 | Read by David Wales |
Facing Fearful Odds | 11:38 | Read by David Wales |
Fights To A Finish | 10:40 | Read by David Wales |
Cavalry Charges | 7:12 | Read by David Wales |
Grit and Guns | 16:12 | Read by David Wales |
Gallantry Of Individuals | 14:29 | Read by David Wales |
Self Put Aside | 17:44 | Read by David Wales |
Brothers-In-Arms | 13:39 | Read by David Wales |
Under Fire | 13:03 | Read by David Wales |
'I've Got It' | 9:49 | Read by David Wales |
From Fear To Heroism | 7:58 | Read by David Wales |
Uncommon Combats | 11:50 | Read by David Wales |
In The Trenches | 14:59 | Read by David Wales |
Not Downhearted | 7:01 | Read by David Wales |
Play And Work | 13:41 | Read by David Wales |
War As A Game | 8:41 | Read by David Wales |
The Courage That Bears | 8:02 | Read by David Wales |
In A Military Hospital | 7:58 | Read by David Wales |
Ready To Return | 8:17 | Read by David Wales |
Fashions At The Front | 9:19 | Read by David Wales |
Graphic Descriptions | 14:09 | Read by David Wales |
Unconscious Humorists | 14:18 | Read by David Wales |
Nicknames | 4:53 | Read by David Wales |
Tender-Hearted Because Brave | 21:07 | Read by David Wales |
What The French And Belgians Think | 12:28 | Read by David Wales |