Herbert Wes McBride – författare

This vintage book contains the fascinating treatise on being a rifleman, with information on the use of a rifle in war, what makes a rifleman, what a rifleman needs to know... and more. This text offers its readers a unique insight into what it means to be a rifleman, based upon the author''s extensive experience from his childhood spent near the hunting grounds of Indiana to the time he spent on the savage battlegrounds of the First World War. The chapters of this book include: Canada, England, Flanders, The Trenches, Record Scores, Scouting and Patrolling, Trench Raiding, Sighting Shots, The Pistol in War, The Battle of St. Eloi, The Somme, My Final Score, The British Army, Notes on Sniping, The Riflemen in Battle, The Emma Gees, etcetera. This text is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

This scarce classic book details the author''s journey to become a Canadian infantryman in the Great War, initially describing his training, and then concentrating on his experiences in the trenches as a machine gunner. Although sometimes humorous and light, this engaging and accessible text describes with the unmistakable grit of authenticity the horrors and vagaries of trench life in vivid detail. A must-have for anyone interested in factual accounts of war, The Emma Gees promises to inform and engage readers with an authentic war-time tale of desperation and fear. Herbert W. McBride was a Captain in the Indiana National Guard whose work is often hailed as the best first-person accounts of World War I. This book was first published in 1918 and is republished now with an new biography of the author.