1914-1918 Voices And Images Of The Great War - Softcover

MacDonald, Lyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140146741 ISBN 13: 9780140146745

Publisher: Penguin, 1991

Synopsis

This book uses personal accounts and illustrations, mainly from the author's own archives, to cover all aspects of World War I - from departure of the Old Contemptibles to fight the Kaiser in 1914, young men eagerly enlisting, high hopes of 1915 that fizzled out at Gallipoli, to the bloody fields of Flanders. It runs through the battles of the Somme and Passchendaele to the coming of the Americans, fighting in the closing months of the war, joyous celebrations of Armistice Day and burial of the unknown warrior in the aftermath. The authors have drawn on the experiences of the men who fought, touching on subjects as diverse as propaganda, fear, morale, bravery, bawdiness, filth and frivolity and the stark contrast between attitudes of civilians at home and the men at the front. Newspapers, magazines, letters, diaries, songs, poems, as well as a wealth of first-hand anecdotes and personal accounts by the soldiers themselves are included in this book. The author also wrote "They Called it Passchendaele" and "The Roses of No Man's Land".

About this title

Product Description:

Physical description: 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Summary: This book uses personal accounts and illustrations, mainly from the author's own archives, to cover all aspects of World War I. The authors have drawn on the experiences of the men who fought, touching on subjects as diverse as propaganda, fear, morale, bravery, bawdiness, filth and frivolity and the stark contrast between attitudes of civilians at home and the men at the front. Newspapers, magazines, letters, diaries, songs, poems, as well as a wealth of first-hand anecdotes and personal accounts by the soldiers themselves are included in this book. Subject: Dates covered: 1914-1918. British & Irish history: First World War ; Military history ; Battles & campaigns ; World history: First World War ; Social & cultural history. First World War, 1914-1918. HISTORY / Military / General. Genre: Text, illustrated.

About the Author:

Lyn Macdonald is the author of many books on WW1 including "They Called it Passchendaele" and "The Roses of No Man's Land"

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0140146741
• ISBN 13: 9780140146745
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352