Excerpt from In the Field (1914-1915): The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry What volumes one might write, if one were to follow our squadrons day by day in their march I preferred to choose among many memories. I did not wish to compose memoirs, but only to evoke the most tragic or the most touching moments Of my campaign. And, indeed, I have had only too many from which to choose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.