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Her Privates We A novel of the Battle of the Somme told from the perspective of an ordinary private. Full description
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The finest and noblest book of men in war that I have ever read. I read it over once each year to remember how things really were so that I will never lie to myself nor to anyone else about them (Ernest Hemingway ?I am sure it is the book of books so far as the British Army is concerned? Lawrence of Arabia)
This unique and extraordinary novel, the finest novel, in my opinion, to have come out of the First World War (William Boyd (from his Introduction))
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This unique and extraordinary novel, the finest novel, in my opinion, to have come out of the First World War (William Boyd (from his Introduction))
The class novel of the first world war
First published in 1929, Her Privates We is an extraordianry novel of World War 1. When it first came out, the novel was censored and its language which was considered too crude was cleaned up and the swear words removed - the privates could die but not swear! This edition marks the first time the book has been published in its original version. The informative introduction by William Boyd narrates the history of the book and its author - an Australian who fought as a private in the War. The book is a powerful indictment of the callous attitudes of the officer class - it is as essential reading today as when it was first published. Ernest Hemingway wrote of Her Privates We 'the finest and noblest book of men in war'.
First published in 1929, Her Privates We is an extraordianry novel of World War 1. When it first came out, the novel was censored and its language which was considered too crude was cleaned up and the swear words removed - the privates could die but not swear! This edition marks the first time the book has been published in its original version. The informative introduction by William Boyd narrates the history of the book and its author - an Australian who fought as a private in the War. The book is a powerful indictment of the callous attitudes of the officer class - it is as essential reading today as when it was first published. Ernest Hemingway wrote of Her Privates We 'the finest and noblest book of men in war'.
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- PublisherSerpent's Tail
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1852427175
- ISBN 13 9781852427177
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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