A RIFLEMAN WENT TO WAR: A Narrative Of The Author's Experiences And Observations While With The Canadian Corps In France And Belguim, September 1915~ April 1917, With Particular Emphasis Upon The Use Of The Miltarry Rife In Sniping, Its Place In Modern Armament, And The Work Of The Individual Soldier.

brown & black trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. first printing (NAP) of this facsimile reprint of the 1935 Small~Arms Technical Publishing Co. original. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. b&w photo frontis. portrait. (vi)+398p. world war i. memoirs. military history. canadian history. autobiography. ~ "The author of this book~the late Herbert W. Mc Bride served in my Battalion as private, non~commissioned officer and officer. He was one of the best fighting men I knew and was promoted and decorated on my recommendations. He was considered one of the best "Machine Gunners" in the Allied Army. Also one of the best shots with a rifle. Herbert W. McBride was outstanding as a fighting man, fearless, untiring, a genius for invention, and always seeking authority to be given the opportunity of damaging the enemy. I had the greatest admiration for Captain McBride as a soldier, and with an army of such men it would be an easy matter to win against any troops. It was such fighting ability that enabled my 21st Battalion to come home with the record of never having been given a black eye in over four years of active participation in the war. They never went after anything they did not take, and they never gave up anything they captured. Of the original 1058, less than 150 are now alive, most of them buried in Flanders' Fields and in the Somme.…