A Surgeon In Arms: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Surgeon In Arms, credited to Robert James Manion, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of A Surgeon In Arms by Robert James Manion. Read in English by David Wales Robert James Manion (1881-1943) was a Canadian doctor who volunteered in the Canadian medical corps during World War I. This book is his memoir of the war. After the war he entered politics and served in several Canadian governments. The listener may note a lack of mention of the United States soldier; this is because the memoir was written before the entry of that country into the war. - Summary by David Wales

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Surgeon In Arms
• Author credits: Robert James Manion
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 5:58:01

Catalogue topics

• World War I
• memoir
• Canada
• France
• Great War
• surgeon
• medical corps

Track guide

1. 00 - Foreword — 1:25
2. 01 - Chapter 1 Life In The Trenches; Ch 2 Over The Top — 22:38
3. 02 - Ch 3 Overland; Ch 4 Kelly — 33:07
4. 03 - Ch 5 The Language Of The Line; Ch 6 Just Looking About — 19:48
5. 04 - Ch 7 Gassed!; Ch 8 Relief — 28:54
6. 05 - Ch 9 Dugouts; Ch 10 The Sick Parade — 36:55
7. 06 - Ch 11 Caring For The Wounded; Ch 12 Cheerfulness — 38:53
8. 07 - Ch 13 Courage-Fear-Cowardice; Ch 14 Air Fighting — 46:11
9. 08 - Ch 15 Staff Officers; Ch 16 The Battle Of Vimy Ridge — 24:20
10. 09 - Ch 17 A Trip To Arras; Ch 18 Ragout A La Mode De Guerre (Trench Stew) — 10:00
11. 10 - Ch 19 Leave; Ch 20 Paris During The War — 24:43
12. 11 - Ch 21 Paris In Wartime; Ch 22 In A Chateau Hospital — 51:00
13. 12 - Ch23 On A Transport; Ch 24 Decorations; Ch 25 On A Hill — 20:07

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