"Over There" with the Australians
R. Hugh Knyvett
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[Frontispiece: Captain R. Hugh Knyvett.]
"OVER THERE" WITH THE AUSTRALIANS
ANZAC SCOUT Intelligence Officer, Fifteenth Australian Infantry
NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1918
BILL-JIM'S CHRISTMAS
CONTENTS
PART I "THE CALL TO ARMS"
PART II EGYPT
PART III GALLIPOLI
PART IV THE WESTERN FRONT
PART V HOSPITAL LIFE
PART VI MEDITATIONS IN THE TRENCHES
ILLUSTRATIONS
R. Hugh Knyvett . . . . . . Frontispiece
From inland towns … men without the means of paying their transportation … started out to walk the three or four hundred miles … to the nearest camp
"On Show" Before Leaving Home
Anzac Cove, Gallipoli
An Australian Camel Corps
"Us—Going In"
My Own Comrades Waiting for Buses
Ammunition Going Through a Somme City
AN INTRODUCTION MAINLY ABOUT SCOUTS
PART I
"THE CALL TO ARMS"
CHAPTER I
THE CALL REACHES SOME FAR-OUT AUSTRALIANS
CHAPTER II
AN ALL-BRITISH SHIP
CHAPTER III
HUMAN SNOWBALLS
[Illustration: From inland towns … men without the means of paying their transportation … started out to walk the three or four hundred miles … to the nearest camp.]
CHAPTER IV
TRAINING-CAMP LIFE
CHAPTER V
CONCENTRATED FOR EMBARKATION
[Illustration: "On Show" Before Leaving Home.]
CHAPTER VI
MANY WEEKS AT SEA
PART II EGYPT
CHAPTER VII
THE LAND OF SAND AND SWEAT
CHAPTER VIII
HELIOPOLIS
CHAPTER IX
THE DESERT
CHAPTER X
PICKETING IN CAIRO
CHAPTER XI
"NIPPER"
PART III GALLIPOLI
CHAPTER XII
THE ADVENTURE OF YOUTH
CHAPTER XIII
THE LANDING THAT COULD NOT SUCCEED—BUT DID
[Illustration: Anzac Cove, Gallipoli.]
CHAPTER XIV
HOLDING ON AND NIBBLING
CHAPTER XV
THE EVACUATION
CHAPTER XVI
"SHIPS THAT PASS…"
PART IV THE WESTERN FRONT
CHAPTER XVII
FERRY POST AND THE SUEZ CANAL DEFENSES
[Illustration: An Australian Camel Corps.]
CHAPTER XVIII
FIRST DAYS IN FRANCE…
CHAPTER XIX
THE BATTLE OF FLEURBAIX…
[Illustration: "Us—Going In".]
CHAPTER XX
DAYS AND NIGHTS OF STRAFE
CHAPTER XXI
THE VILLAGE OF SLEEP
[Illustration: My Own Comrades Waiting For Buses.]
CHAPTER XXII
THE SOMME
[Illustration: Ammunition Going Through a Somme City.]
CHAPTER XXIII
THE ARMY'S PAIR OF EYES
CHAPTER XXIV
NIGHTS IN NO MAN'S LAND
CHAPTER XXV
SPY-HUNTING
CHAPTER XXVI
BAPAUME AND "A BLIGHTY"
PART V HOSPITAL LIFE
CHAPTER XXVII
IN FRANCE
CHAPTER XXVIII
IN LONDON
CHAPTER XXIX
THE HOSPITAL-SHIP
CHAPTER XXX
IN AUSTRALIA
CHAPTER XXXI
USING AN IRISHMAN'S NERVE
PART VI MEDITATIONS IN THE TRENCHES
CHAPTER XXXII
THE RIGHT INFANTRY WEAPONS
CHAPTER XXXIII
THE FORCING-HOUSE OF BESTIALITY
CHAPTER XXXIV
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FEAR
CHAPTER XXXV
THE SPLENDOR OF THE PRESENT OPPORTUNITY
CHAPTER XXXVI
NOT A FIGHT FOR "RACE" BUT FOR "RIGHT"
CHAPTER XXXVII
"KEEPING FAITH WITH THE DEAD"
BUT A SHORT TIME TO LIVE
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