Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
J. Walker McSpadden
Play
Length 6 h 6 min
Chapters 24
First published 1919
These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the soldier —to trace his career up from boyhood through the formative years. Such data serves to explain the great soldier of later years. Summary compiled from the preface of the book. (Summary by philchenevert)
Chapters
1
00 - Preface Read by Maria Therese 2:56
2
02 - Washington, part 2 Read by Stephanie Lee 15:59
3
03 - Grant, part 1 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 19:53
4
04 - Grant, part 2 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 19:13
5
05 - Lee, part 1 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 20:31
6
06 - Lee, part 2 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 18:14
7
07 - Napoleon, part 1 Read by Stephanie Lee 15:28
8
08 - Napoleon, part 2 Read by Stephanie Lee 14:12
9
09 - Wellington, part 1 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 15:00
10
10 - Wellington, part 2 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 17:39
11
11 - Gordon, part 1 Read by hearhis 17:45
12
12 - Gordon, part 2 Read by hearhis 17:45
13
13 - Roberts, part 1 Read by Shiromi 11:53
14
14 - Roberts, part 2 Read by Shiromi 13:07
15
15 - Kitchener, part 1 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 16:01
16
16 - Kitchener, part 2 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 18:19
17
17 - Haig, part 1 Read by Stephanie Lee 10:22
18
18 - Haig, part 2 Read by Stephanie Lee 11:53
19
19 - Joffre, part 1 Read by Adam Tomkins 11:28
20
20 - Joffre, part 2 Read by Adam Tomkins 11:51
21
21 - Foch, part 1 Read by Becky Cook 10:33
22
22 - Foch, part 2 Read by Becky Cook 12:32
23
23 - Pershing, part 1 Read by Kancamagus 13:36
24
24 - Pershing, part 2 Read by Kancamagus 16:46
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