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Nothing of Importance

Fighting in France during the Great War, Bernard Adams, an officer with a Welsh battalion, was moved to chronicle what he saw and experienced: the living conditions and duties of officers and “Tommies” (enlisted men) in their dank, rat-infested trenches and behind the lines; the maiming and deaths; and the quiet periods described in official reports as “nothing of importance”. Adams relates his wounding in June, 1916 and its aftermath. The concluding chapter, which he wrote during his convalescence in “Blighty” (soldiers’ slang for England), is an impassioned reflection on war. Following several months of recuperation Adams returned to the front where, on February 26, 1917 he was wounded again. The following day he died. (Lee Smalley)

Year of Publication: 1917Genres: War & Military

Running Time: 07 hours 58 minutes 51 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	In Memoriam and Preface Lee Smalley	12:56
2	First Impressions Lee Smalley	28:32
3	Cuinchy and Givenchy Lee Smalley	35:38
4	Working-Parties Lee Smalley	34:53
5	Rest Lee Smalley	37:13
6	On the March Lee Smalley	14:12
7	The Bois Français Trenches Lee Smalley	26:08
8	More First Impressions Lee Smalley	24:51
9	Sniping Lee Smalley	31:19
10	On Patrol Lee Smalley	13:19
11	'Whom the Gods Love' Lee Smalley	24:30
12	'Whom the Gods Love'—(continued). Lee Smalley	20:33
13	Officers’ Servants Lee Smalley	25:51
14	Mines Lee Smalley	24:11
15	Billets Lee Smalley	43:13
16	'A certain Man Drew a Bow at a Venture' Lee Smalley	18:33
17	Wounded Lee Smalley	38:45
18	Conclusion Lee Smalley	24:14