Sergeant Michael Cassidy, The Lieutenant & Other War Stories (67 Short Stories in One Volume) (Annotated)

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Sergeant Michael Cassidy, The Lieutenant & Other War Stories (67 Short Stories in One Volume) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. British Trench Warfare and Great War Military TalesBy H. C. McNeile, Sapper

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Sergeant Michael Cassidy, The Lieutenant & Other War Stories gathers sixty-seven compact narratives shaped by the pressures, ironies, and brutal intimacies of modern war. Moving between trench episode, military sketch, adventure tale, and character study, the volume reveals a literary world in which courage, class, discipline, fear, and comradeship are tested under extreme conditions. Standout pieces such as "Sergeant Michael Cassidy" and "The Lieutenant" exemplify the collection's interest in ordinary soldiers and officers caught between duty and disillusionment. Writing as Sapper, H. C. McNeile drew upon his experience as a Royal Engineers officer during the First World War, transforming lived military knowledge into popular yet revealing fiction. His stories belong to the wider wartime and postwar tradition of British martial writing, while retaining the brisk pacing, sharp dialogue, and masculine codes associated with early twentieth-century magazine fiction. Together, these tales illuminate the attitudes, anxieties, and ideals that shaped wartime imagination. This volume is recommended for readers seeking both historical texture and narrative variety. Its breadth offers a valuable opportunity to study how war could be rendered as suspense, satire, tragedy, and moral test within a single collection. Students, scholars, and general readers alike will find in it a lively dialogue between entertainment and testimony. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

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GenreAction and Adventure, Literary Classics

Length52 hrs 37 mins

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Publish dateDec 23, 2015

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

80CHAPTER VI BLACK, WHITE, AND—GREY

2Introduction

81CHAPTER VII ARCHIE AND OTHERS

3Historical Context

82CHAPTER VIII ON THE STAFF

4Synopsis (Selection)

83CHAPTER IX NO ANSWER

5Sergeant Michael Cassidy, The Lieutenant &amp; Other War Stories (67 Short Stories in One Volume)

84CHAPTER X THE MADNESS

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6I. — THREE TO ONE

85CHAPTER XI THE GREY HOUSE AGAIN

7II. — A FIRE IN BILLETS

86Prologue

8III. — MEDICAL INSPECTION

87I

9IV. — THE GUARDS

88II

10V. — A SUBALTERN OF THE GUARDS

89CHAPTER I

11VI. — A WORD TO THE SHIRKERS

90CHAPTER II

12VII. — THE BRIDGE

91CHAPTER III

13VIII. — THE CHARGE OF THE COOKS

92CHAPTER IV

14IX. — THE SPY

93CHAPTER V

15X. — MUD AND NOISE

94CHAPTER VI

16XI. — THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE

95CHAPTER VII

17XII. — SAPPING AND MINING

96CHAPTER VIII

18XIII. — THE HEAVY LIEUTENANT&#x27;S PRISONER

97CHAPTER IX

19XIV. — HOW TO BE HAPPY THOUGH WOUNDED

98CHAPTER X

20XV. — THE TERRIBLE DANGER OF &quot;FUNK&quot;

99CHAPTER XI

21XVI. — GOOD-BYE AND GOOD LUCK

100CHAPTER XII

22PREFACE

101CHAPTER XIII

23I. — THE LIEUTENANT

102CHAPTER XIV

24II. — THE END OF &quot;WIPERS&quot;

103MELTON HOUSE, OFFHAM, NEAR LEWES.

25III. — THE BLACK SHEEP

104CHAPTER XV

26IV. — JAMES AND THE LAND MINE

105CHAPTER XVI

27V. — THE SIXTH DRUNK

106CHAPTER XVII

28VI. — THE MINE

107CHAPTER XVIII

29VII. — DRIVER ROBERT BROWN

108EPILOGUE

30VIII. — THE COWARD

109PREFACE

31IX. — EBENEEZER THE GOAT

110PART I THE WAY TO THE LAND

32X. — THE PEPNOTISED MILK

111I

33XI. — WILL YOU TAKE OVER HIS HORSE, SIR?

112II

34XII. — THE AFTERMATH

113III

35I. — THE AWAKENING OF JOHN WALTERS

114IV

36II. — A POINT OF DETAIL

115V

37III. — MY LADY OF THE JASMINE

116VI

38IV. — THE MAN-TRAP

117VII

39V. — EBENEEZER THE GOAT

118VIII

40VI. — THE PEPNOTISED MILK

119IX

41VII. — DRIVER ROBERT BROWN

120X

42VIII. — THE END OF &quot;WIPERS&quot;

121XI

43IX. — THE BLACK SHEEP

122XII

44X. — THE SIXTH DRUNK

123PART II THE LAND

45XI. — THE COWARD

124I A DAY OF PEACE

46XII. — &quot;WILL YOU TAKE OVER HIS HORSE, SIR?&quot;

125II OVER THE TOP

47XIII. — MORPHIA

126III THE MAN-TRAP

48XIV. — THE BOOBY-TRAP

127IV A POINT OF DETAIL

49XV. — THE PASSING OF THE SEASICK COW

128V MY LADY OF THE JASMINE

50I. — JIM BRENT&#x27;S V.C.

129VI MORPHIA

51II. — THE FATAL SECOND

130VII BENDIGO JONES—HIS TREE

52III. — SPUD TREVOR OF THE RED HUSSARS

131VIII THE SONG OF THE BAYONET

53IV. — PRIVATE MEYRICK—COMPANY IDIOT

132PART III SEED TIME

54V. — JAMES HENRY

133I THE SEED

55VI. — A FIRE IN BILLETS A Farm near Bailleul, December 1914

134II THE FIRST LESSON

56VII. — MEDICAL INSPECTION Cleanliness is Next to...

135III AN IMPERSONAL DEMONSTRATION

57VIII. — THE BRIDGE An Incident During the Retreat

136IV SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL

58IX. — THE CHARGE OF THE COOKS Zillebeeke, November 1914

137V A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE-ISSUES

59X. — THE SPY November 1914, near Messines

138VI THE SECOND LESSON, AND SOME FURTHER SIDE-ISSUES

60XI. — A DAY OF PEACE

139VII THE THIRD LESSON, AND A DIGRESSION

61XII. — OVER THE TOP

140VIII THE THIRD LESSON IS LEARNED

62XIII. — BENDIGO JONES—HIS TREE

141IX &quot;AND OTHER FELL ON GOOD GROUND&quot;

63The Man in Ratcatcher

142PART IV

64PROLOGUE

143HARVEST

65PART ONE

144I Word of Honour

66CHAPTER I THE MOTOR-GUN

145II The Message

67CHAPTER II PRIVATE MEYRICK—COMPANY IDIOT

146III Two Photographs

68CHAPTER III SPUD TREVOR OF THE RED HUSSARS

147IV A Matter of Voice

69CHAPTER IV THE FATAL SECOND

148V A Native Superstition

70CHAPTER V JIM BRENT&#x27;S V.C.

149VI Blackmail

71CHAPTER VI RETRIBUTION

150VII Mrs. Peter Skeffington&#x27;s Revenge

72CHAPTER VII THE DEATH GRIP

151VIII Marie

73CHAPTER VIII JAMES HENRY

152IX The King of Hearts

74PART TWO THE LAND OF TOPSY TURVY

153X The Other Side of the Wall

75CHAPTER I THE GREY HOUSE

154XI THe Haunting of Jack Burnham

76CHAPTER II THE WOMEN AND—THE MEN

155XII The Professor&#x27;s Christmas Party

77CHAPTER III THE WOMAN AND THE MAN

156Analysis

78CHAPTER IV &quot;THE REGIMENT&quot;

157Reflection

79CHAPTER V THE CONTRAST

158Memorable Quotes

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