RIFLEMAN DODD: A NOVEL OF THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN The story in the book talks about an infantry warrior named Private Matthew Dodd and his journey to re unite with his fellow soldiers. The British army was retreating to the lines of Torres Vedras and Dodd was left behind since he separated from his comrades during the retreat in Portugal behind enemy lines. He knew that he had to do one thing‚ and that was to kill all the Frenchmen. Private Dodd ran through a lot of problems during his journey trying
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Rifleman Dodd The book Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester is an excellent novel about the French – Portages war in 1807 that was started by Napoleon. In 1996 Rifleman Dodd was the Commandant choice. The novel supported the year’s theme of “Commitment. “ Rifleman Dodd is about a certain British foot solider named Matthew Dodd. Who comes across a very difficult period of time during the peninsular war around the year of 1810. Rifleman Dodd had been left behind during the retreat to the lines of Torres
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Subj: BOOK REVIEW “RIFLEMAN DODD” BY C. S. FORESTER 1. Recommendations. This book is a very interesting book but it can be hard to follow at first because it switches back and forth between two sides‚ but in the end the two sides of the story come together in the end through a series of events that bring the book to a whole. The book has an interesting storyline and is historic you could say. a. Audience. I would suggest private to corporals‚ and anyone that is interested in history and war
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Rifleman Dodd is about a green-coated British infantry rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars‚ an age when rifles were a novelty and most of the army was red-coated and carried muskets. Private Matthew Dodd gets separated from his regiment during a retreat and finds himself stranded behind enemy (French) lines in Portugal. With the occasional aid of some natives‚ but mostly on his own‚ he harasses the French with his rifle and tries to prevent them from building a bridge across the Tagus River. It’s a remarkable
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Rifleman Dodd was the “Commandant’s Choice” for 1996 and it supported the year’s theme of “commitment.” It followed the struggles of Dodd‚ a rifleman in the British Ninety-Fifth‚ as he tried to return to his regiment when he was cut off by the French. The setting was the peninsular campaign during the Napoleonic War. The combatants were the French who “would hang or shoot—if they did not torture—any one they caught who was not a Frenchman‚” the British who only make appearances at the beginning and
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LCpl Smith H. Rifleman Dodd Rifleman Dodd was an interesting book that’s telling a story of a soldier that gets separated from his fellow brothers and sisters during a battle in the 1800’s. This book describes everything about Matthew Dodd and the things he went through to return back to the fight. While on this journey‚ Dodd ran into several problems. I’d say the big challenges that he faced were starvation‚ fatigue and a Portuguese boy that he met along the way. With the challenge of starvation
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Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester Rifleman Dodd is a book that was given to me by my combat instructors during School of Infantry. I have intended to read the book‚ but lost it just before my arrival to 3rd Battalion‚ 5th Marines. I recently found a copy of the book and decided to read it. The book is about Pvt. Dodd‚ a British infantry rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars. During this time period rifles were a novelty and most of the army wore red-coats and carried muskets. The book is fairly
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United States Marine Corps Professional Reading Program Book Discussion Rifleman Dodd 1. Identify the author’s mission (task and purpose) in writing this book. I believe that the mission of the author‚ Victor H. Krulak‚ Lieutenant General‚ USMC (Ret.)‚ in writing this book was to describe how vital the United States Marine Corps is to our nation and that through the extensive preparation and training we receive‚ we have become the leading fighting force on and off the battle field.
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Rifleman Dodd Written by C.S. Forester Rifleman Dodd is a fiction war story based during the peninsular war around 1810 and Published in 1932. The main Protagonist of this book is a rifleman that goes by the name of Matthew Dodd. He served in the 95th Rifles for the English; underneath the command of Duke Wellington. At the beginning of the book‚ A battle starts‚ and amidst the chaos Dodd becomes lost and separated behind French lines. The Duke of Wellington calls for a retreat‚ leaving Dodd to fend
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MCI 0112D MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE COUNSELING FOR MARINES MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON‚ DC UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE 912 CHARLES POOR STREET SE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC 20391-5680 IN REPLY REFER TO: 1550 Ser 1335 1 Jul 11 From: Director To: Marine Corps Institute Student Subj: COUNSELING FOR MARINES (MCI 0112D) 1. Purpose. MCI course 0112D‚ Counseling for Marines‚ has been published to provide instruction to all Marines assigned billets and
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