Large format paperback, VG+. xxiv+936pp, 32pp b/w plates, 14 b/w illustrations, index, spine sunned & fore edges stained, otherwise a fine copy. A comprehensive collection of essays & papers by 64 experts who explain fully what the sevicemen who experienced the First World War went through. 1450 grams.

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Title

Facing Armageddon - The First World War Experienced

Publisher

Leo Cooper - Pen & Sword

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

085052525X

ISBN 13

9780850525250

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st edition.

Condition

Very Good

Weight

1450 grams

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Published to coincide with the 80th annivers ary of the Battle of the Somme, this book examines the activ e service side of the war and also the experience of workers on the Home Front. '

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Dr Hugh Cecil taught Modern History at Leeds University. His acclaimed work on military history includes The Flower of Battle: How Britain Wrote the Great War. He has co-authored three outstanding biographies including most recently In Search of Rex Whistler: His Life and His Work. Dr Peter Liddle is a leading historian of the First World War and has concentrated on the personal experience of the men and women who took part. He founded the Liddle Collection, a repository of documents and memorabilia connected to the conflict, which is housed in the Brotherton Library, the University of Leeds. His many books include Captured Memories 1900-1918, Captured Memories 1930-1945, The Soldiers War 1914-1918, The Gallipoli Experience Reconsidered, The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered and, as editor, Facing Armageddon, Britain Goes to War and Britain and the Widening War. Contributors: Holger Afflerbach, Phylomena Badsey, Niall Barr, Chris Bellamy, Nick Bosanquet, Peter Burness, George Cassar, Tim Cook, Irene Guerrini, Clive Harris, Kate Kennedy, Ross Kennedy, William Philpott, Marco Pluviano, Chris Pugsley, Duncan Redford, Matthew Richardson, Alan Sharp, Yigal Sheffy, Jack Sheldon, Edward Spiers, David Welch, Ian Whitehead

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