Excerpt from The Land and the Soldier The war has released the imagination of men. It has cured inertia, shaken up bureau cracy, and forced men to think in new terms. We mobilized men in a few months' time. We clothed them, fed them, housed them. We gave them guns, equipment, huge engines of war. We built a great navy and merchant marine. We sent an army of men overseas. It had never been done. Military experts said it could not be done. We achieved the impossible. That is the thing to remember. It can never again be said that a thing cannot be done because it never has been done. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The story of two brothers, one of whom becomes a farmer and the other, a soldier.

Excerpt from The Farmer and Soldier Because I have been reading the life of Alexander of Macedon, and also a good deal about Napoleon Bonaparte. I think they were the greatest men that ever lived. There is nothing in this world like the glory of the warrior. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from From a Soldier's Heart I remember walking up and down my room nearly all of that night. Even to the last, one kept thinking that perhaps it might be arranged without war. Everything seemed hushed and asleep, and yet I knew that throughout the length and breadth of the land thousands were keeping vigil, were fighting the thing out for themselves, and in some strange way I felt quite cheered and comforted by their companionship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"An accurate and objective account of the political events in Chile. . . . An important document for those who want to know what happened, and for those who should not forget."—Isabel Allende

Excerpt from The Soldier's Pocket-Book Attention comrades, we are enlisted for the war and we fight the battles of our country, not for mere pay, but because we love our free and noble government, which has protected our rights and made our na tion respected over the whole world. The rebellion, which has interrupted our peace and which aims to break up our once happy union, is the work of designing and ambitious men, who have disregarded the voice of the people. We do not hate our Southern brethren, but we condemn the designing men who have cheated and beguiled many into a war I which has already caused the loss of many lives and the destruction of an incalculable amount of property. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Soldier of the Valley Sometimes I wonder if I shall ever make an other journey as long as that one. Sometimes I have ventured as far as the gap, and pooped into the broad open country, and caught the rumble of the trains down by the river. There is one of the world's highways, but the toll is great, and a crippled soldier with a scanty pen sion and a pittance from his school is wiser to keep to the ways he knows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.