Facing Armageddon The First World War Experienced

Cecil, Hugh and Liddle, Peter H.

ISBN 10: 085052525X / ISBN 13: 9780850525250

Published by Leo Cooper, London, 1996

About this Item

Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. xxiii, 936 pages. The first work on the 1914-18 War to explore, on a worldwide basis, the real nature of the participants' experience. Sixty-four scholars deliver the results of recent research on the experiences of servicemen and civilians. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Seller Inventory # 317066

Bibliographic Details

Title: Facing Armageddon The First World War ...

Publisher: Leo Cooper, London

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Softcover

Edition: 1st Paperback Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

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. '

About the Author:

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