. The Great war. French motor-trucks carrying gun crew and drawing heavy artillery and ammunition French 200 millimeter (8-inch) howitzer mounted on specially constructed railway carriage. The French Army 305 there was nothing smart about him. There was abun-dant evidence that he took his training seriously, as anational duty to be performed earnestly and conscien-tiously, but he displayed no pride in being a soldier. Hisservice was not made attractive, and in spite of the most thor-ough preparation for national defense, the individual soldierhad the appearance of being and of feeling
. The Great war. French motor-trucks carrying gun crew and drawing heavy artillery and ammunition French 200 millimeter (8-inch) howitzer mounted on specially constructed railway carriage. The French Army 305 there was nothing smart about him. There was abun-dant evidence that he took his training seriously, as anational duty to be performed earnestly and conscien-tiously, but he displayed no pride in being a soldier. Hisservice was not made attractive, and in spite of the most thor-ough preparation for national defense, the individual soldierhad the appearance of being and of feeling neglected. Hisuniform was substantially that adopted early in the lastcentury. Recent wars have pointed out clearly the neces-sity of clothing an army in neutral colors, and endurancein the field requires that the soldier be clothed in the French trousers were of a most conspicuous redand the great coat of blue, with skirts falling well belowthe knees, was worn in midsummer as well as in was only a few weeks before the beginning of hostilitiesthat a suitable field uniform was
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