In the Ranks of the C.I.V

In the Ranks of the C.I.V

by Erskine Childers

Part of Spellmount library of military history

1900
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Having read only the first 60 pages on line, I find it to be an exceptionally well written and thoroughly absorbing account of an english soldier, a volunteer driver with the cavalry, leaving England and journeying to the South African interior to fight. Written in a diary style, with descriptive gems, it offers an entertaining protrayal of his life on board the troopship "Montfort" and in a foreign country at the turn of the 20th Century.

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    How does the diary format of the book shape your connection to the narrator, and how does experiencing his journey day-by-day differ from reading a traditional third-person historical account?

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    Childers captures the anticipation, boredom, and camaraderie aboard the troopship "Montfort"—what aspects of military mobilization and travel surprised you the most in these early chapters?

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    The book portrays the turn of the 20th century through the eyes of an English volunteer; how does Childers use sensory details and descriptive gems to bring this bygone era and foreign landscape to life?

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