Smithy Abroad

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From the dust-choked parade grounds of the Cape to the sweltering cantonments of India, the rank-and-file of Britain’s Edwardian army turned soldiering into an art form — part boast, part grumble, part tall tale. A wily private and his French-studying barrack chum hold court in the canteen and cot-room, spinning yarns of regimental cricket matches gone wrong, pickpockets in uniform, bogus inventors, football grudges, and the curious fate of a miserly old sergeant who counted his shillings one time too many. Between the jokes glimmer darker moments — a baptism under fire, a suppressed book, a quiet act of honour no drill manual ever described.

Written in the pungent Cockney of the marching ranks and laced with the sly, world-weary humour of a man who had worn the khaki himself, these twenty-four sketches capture the forgotten everyday of the Tommy abroad at the twilight of the British Empire.

Details

Publisher - Wildside Press LLC

Language - English

Perfect Bound

Contributors

By author

Edgar Wallace


Published Date - 2026-04-20

ISBN - 9781667666907

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm

Page Count - 199

Case Bound - Cloth

Contributors

By author

Edgar Wallace


Published Date - 2026-04-20

ISBN - 9781667666914

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm

Page Count - 199

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