New Army in Training-Rudyard Kipling
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New Army in Training by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling's brief assessment of the British New Army being assembled to fight in the Great War. Concerns itself with training and logistics but more importantly with the human side of the vast collection of new battalions. These come from throughout the Empire, including Canada, India, and other territories. Featured on Gallipoli. Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org). This episode includes AI-generated content.
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