Download The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry 1914 - 1918 AudioBook Free
FNH Audio presents an entire and unabridged audiobook covering the war-time activities of the 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry during the First World Warfare. It was at first posted in 1921, simply a few years after the end of the Great War. The author was Colonel F. L. Morrison C.B., D.S.O., V.D., who served with the battalion during the war. The e book starts with the battalion placing sail for the East, destined to be a part of the Gallipoli plan. On arrival, they find themselves with only a couple of times to acclimatise before being tossed into the trenches. They need to come to terms with too little supplies, bad weather and constant attacks. The e book details all the combat actions that the 5th be a part of on the peninsula. As you may listen, you'll understand the individual trenches and some of the personalities. With all the evacuation of Gallipoli, the 5th find themselves off to the desert and Cairo. We reach follow them as they defend Suez, mix the Sinai and struggle at Gaza and beyond. The storyplot persists as they leave Palestine for the dirt and mud of the Trenches in France. It's there that the battalion is victorious its first Victoria Cross of the war. This e book is a fascinating insight into the workings of a global Warfare I battalion doing his thing, from the digging of trenches to the company of a solid protective position and the patrolling of no-man's land. It's also sprinkled with occasional amusing anecdotes that show the spirit of man shining in even the most needy of situations.
