Stories from the Trenches: Funny Tales the Soldiers Tell

by Carleton Britton Case

25 chapters4h 52mEnglish1918

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Carleton B. Case is well known for wit and humor, as the title of the book leads one to believe this book will follow suit. - Summary by April6090

Chapters (25)

1The Man Who "Came Back" /FOUR TO THE GOOD

1299

2Franco-Yanko Romances/CUTE, WASN’T SHE?/EVERY ONE TO HIS TASTE

1529

3Trench Superstitions

470

4In the Trail of the Hun/SOME STUNT—TRY IT/WHEN THE HUN QUIT SMOKING

1043

5When ''Ace'' Lufbery Bagged No. 13/HORSE AND HORSE/WHY TOMMY JOINED THE CHURCH

790

6Life at the Front

856

7The “Fiddler’s Truce” at Arras

206

8Harry Lauder Does His Bit/CAUSE FOR GRIEVANCE/DOUBLY ANNOYING

826

9King George Under Fire/THE FEMALE STANDARD OF SIZE

592

10Story of Our First Shot/HE KNEW WHAT TO DO/ THAT WAS THE HYMN NUMBER

325

11Stories from the Front/FUNNY THEY HADN’T MET/NO END TO THE GAME

436

12Uncle Sam, Detective/DRIVING IS TOO GOOD FOR THEM/NOW THEY DON’T SPEAK

1577

13Didn’t Raise His Boy to Be a “Slacker”/CONSOLING INFORMATION/HE WAS ALL RIGHT

361

14The 100-Pound Terror of the Air

688

15The Watch-Dogs of the Trenches/ ALL IN THE SAME COUNTRY

579

16General Bell Redeems His Promise/NO GREAT LOSS

356

17Letters from the Front

915

18Meet Tommy, D. C. Medal Man

586

19German Falcon Killed in Air Duel

356

20He Taught the Tank to Prowl and Slay/NOT A SELF-STARTER/TRY IT ON YOUR WIFE/HE WAS GOING AWAY FROM THERE

581

21Taking Moving Pictures Under Shell-fire/COSTS MORE NOW

851

22Weighty Measures Involving Uncle Sam’s Navy/ NEVER TALK BACK/GOING HOME

482

23Enlisted Men Tell Why They Joined the Army/ THE NATIONAL GAME

367

24Tommy Atkins, Rain-soaked and War-worn, Still Grins

470

25Something New for the Marines/JUDGING BY HIS LETTERS/BLESS THESE AMATEURS/NEW GROUNDS FOR EXEMPTION

1011

Stories from the Trenches: Funny Tales the Soldiers Tell

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