Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep from sheer exhaustion in the trenches, in spite of the roaring of the cannon about us…

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The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many...

The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many...

The outbreak of the war found my wife and me in Switzerland, where we were...

The outbreak of the war found my wife and me in Switzerland, where we were...

Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled...

Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled...

We started at once to dig our trenches, half of my platoon stepping forward abreast,...

We started at once to dig our trenches, half of my platoon stepping forward abreast,...

IN trying to recall my impressions during my short war duty as an officer in...

IN trying to recall my impressions during my short war duty as an officer in...

Signs of fatigue soon manifested themselves more and more strongly, and slowly the men dropped...

Signs of fatigue soon manifested themselves more and more strongly, and slowly the men dropped...

Suddenly, at about ten o'clock, a dull thud sounded somewhere far away from us, and...

Suddenly, at about ten o'clock, a dull thud sounded somewhere far away from us, and...

One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing...

One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing...

My wife volunteered her services as Red Cross nurse, insisting upon being sent to the...

My wife volunteered her services as Red Cross nurse, insisting upon being sent to the...

Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses....

Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses....

Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left...

Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left...

What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of...

What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of...

I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not...

I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not...