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So much has been written about the great soldiers of the world, that it is a matter of considerable hardihood to attempt to present another volume on the subject in any sense "new." But the Great War has not only brought to the center of the stage a new group of martial figures--it has also intensified and revivified our interest in those of a bygone day. The springs of history rise far back. We can the better appreciate our leaders of today and their problems, by comparing them with the leaders and problems of yesterday. Waterloo takes on a new aspect when viewed from Vimy. | Book of Famous Soldiers by J. Walker McSpadden 1 Book of Famous Soldiers by J. Walker McSpadden Project Gutenberg s Boys Book of Famous Soldiers by J. Walker McSpadden This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Boys Book of Famous Soldiers Author J. Walker McSpadden Release Date November 24 2006 EBook 19910 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BOYS BOOK OF FAMOUS SOLDIERS Produced by Al Haines BOYS BOOK OF FAMOUS SOLDIERS BY J. WALKER McSPADDEN Book of Famous Soldiers by J. Walker McSpadden 2 THE WORLD PUBLISHING CO. CLEVELAND OHIO ---- NEW YORK N. Y. Copyright MCMXIX by The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Printed in the United States of America PREFACE So much has been written about the great soldiers of the world that it is a matter of considerable hardihood to attempt to present another volume on the subject in any sense new. But the Great War has not only brought to the center of the stage a new group of martial figures--it has also intensified and revivified our interest in those of a bygone day. The springs of history rise far back. We can the better appreciate our leaders of today and their problems by comparing them with the leaders and problems of yesterday. Waterloo takes on a new aspect when viewed from Vimy Ridge. The present book includes a round dozen of the great soldiers of yesterday and today. The list is about equally divided among British French and American leaders and is confined to the last two centuries. Each man selected is typical of a particular time and task. His life story contains a message of definite interest and value. In telling these stories however in the limits of brief chapters we have carefully abstained from the writing of formal biographies. Such a treatment would have