The WarStoriesof PrivateThomas Atkins
THE WAR
STORIES
OF PRIVATE
THOMAS ATKINS
“Are we downhearted?” “No-o-o!”
It’s a long way to Tipperary
It’s a long way to go,
It’s a long way to Tipperary,
To the sweetest girl I know!
Good-bye, Piccadilly!
Farewell, Leicester Square!
It’s a long, long way to Tipperary,
But my heart’s right there.
PUBLISHED FOR THE DAILY CHRONICLE
BY GEORGE NEWNES LIMITED OF
SOUTHAMPTON ST., STRAND, LONDON
PRINTED AT
THE BALLANTYNE PRESS
LONDON
CONTENTS
| Page | ||
| “BLOW! BUGLES, BLOW!” | 5 | |
| I | MARCHING TO WAR | 9 |
| II | THINGS BY THE WAY | 14 |
| III | THE FRIENDLY FRENCH | 20 |
| IV | THE ENEMY GERMAN | 26 |
| V | CAMPAIGNING IN GENERAL | 32 |
| VI | BATTLES IN BEING | 41 |
| VII | WHAT THE SOLDIER SEES | 56 |
| VIII | HOW IT FEELS UNDER FIRE | 67 |
| IX | CORNERS IN THE FIGHT | 78 |
| X | HIT AND MISSED | 92 |
| XI | ADVANCE AND RETREAT | 103 |
| XII | IN THE TRENCHES | 115 |
| XIII | GALLANT DEEDS | 125 |
| XIV | TALES OF TRAGEDY | 134 |
| XV | ANECDOTES OF HUMOUR | 142 |