War! How terrible the word sounds, but our British spirit in us makes
us view things from the bright side. I do not mean to imply that the
troops do not think it a serious concern--far from it--but all seem
quite confident. When under heavy fire there seems to exist a jubilant
sort of spirit, each and all steady and ready to sacrifice themselves
for the honour of England: _A Private of the Scottish Rifles_.
Mad!
You feel pretty shaky going into battle at first. When you are going
along the road and see dead lying here and there and hear the groaning
of the wounded you do feel rather queer, but once you see what you are
getting at, all that feeling disappears and your one desire is to get
at them. In fact, when the bullets begin to fly you turn mad for the
time being: _Pte. Lightfoot, Cameron Highlanders_.