Mr. Punch's History of the Great War

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Mr. Punch's History of the Great War, by PunchThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Mr. Punch's History of the Great WarAuthor: PunchRelease Date: March 14, 2004 [EBook #11571]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH'S HISTORY OF THE WAR ***Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Susan Skinner and the Online DistributedProofreading Team.Mr. PUNCH'SHISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR1919First Impression July 1919Second " July 1919Third " August 1919Fourth " August 1919Fifth " September 1919Sixth " October 1919Seventh " October 1919[Illustration: PEACE--THE SOWER]TO THE READER _For whatsoever worth or wit appears In this mixed record of five hectic years, This tale of heroes, heroines--and others-- Thank first "O. S." and then his band of brothers Who took their cue, with pencil and with pen, From the gay courage of our fighting men. Theirs be the praise, not his, who here supplies Merely the editorial hooks and eyes And, rich by proxy, prodigally spends The largess of his colleagues and his friends.__C. L. G_.PROLOGUEThough a lover of peace, Mr. Punch from his earliest days has not beenunfamiliar ...