The British Soldier: His Courage And Humour


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