This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII Peeparing For The Gbeat Offensive On arriving at La N e I was asked whether I would care to take charge of the Battalion scouts and undertake their training, as the General wished each battalion to have an officer and sixteen reliable men trained for this work. I was delighted to take ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII Peeparing For The Gbeat Offensive On arriving at La N e I was asked whether I would care to take charge of the Battalion scouts and undertake their training, as the General wished each battalion to have an officer and sixteen reliable men trained for this work. I was delighted to take over the task, and a few days later was appointed Brigade Scout & Intelligence Officer, an appointment which I most thoroughly appreciated, as it gave me opportunity to work out some novel schemes for training the sixty-four men and four officers in all the branches of scouting. As most of my life had been devoted to stalking wild animals the lessons I had learned proved of the greatest value. The men were wonderfully keen, they took to the work very readily and were as good a lot of men as I have ever known. I look back with utmost pleasure to the days spent with them. We worked very hard both by day and night and the men became so enthusiastic that they continued making and developing schemes even during their leisure hours. Among the things I had to teach the scouts was how to take cover under all conditions and make the best of any situation. The men had no knowledge of the value of protective colouring, nor even knew there was such a thing, except two, one of whom had been a gamekeeper and the other a poacher; of these two the poacher was the better, he took to the work as naturally as a duck takes to water. At first when the men were told to conceal themselves in woods or hedgerows, in a position which would enable them to see without being seen, they would invariably hide behind the thickest bush they could find and then break off any branches that happened to be in the way, with the result that gleaming white scars stood out with...
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall A lovely tight, clean hardcover in very good condition; expected shelfwear to edges of boards, dampstain to rear of cover and rear pastedown and endpapers. No DJ. Photos available upon request.
