On the Front Line: True World War I Stories - Softcover

Lewis, Jon E.

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9781841190952: On the Front Line: True World War I Stories

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ISBN 10: 1841190950 ISBN 13: 9781841190952

Publisher: Robinson, 1999

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This is a collection of nearly 60 personal accounts of the war to end all wars, including the first gas attack, life in the trenches, Gallipoli, the war at sea, aerial dogfights and life as a prisoner of war. It is a record by those who were there at some of the bloodiest battles of the conflict including Loos, Mons, Ypres and the Somme, from the opening moves through to the day that peace was signed.

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Book Description:

In the words of Malcolm Brown ‘a rediscovered classic’. Sixty first-hand accounts of what life was really like in the Great War.

About the Author:

Jon E. Lewis is a historian and writer, whose books on history and military history are sold worldwide. He is also editor of many The Mammoth Book of anthologies, including the bestselling On the Edge and Endurance and Adventure. He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history. His work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire with his partner and children.

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