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An Awfully Big Adventure
Da: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, Nuova Zelanda
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 304 pages. *New Zealand Listener's '100 Best Books of 2013' What was it like to be a N ew Zealand soldier in the First World War? What impact did the war have on those who returned? Let them tell you. An Awfully Big Adventure traces the reminisc ences and reflections of 80 veterans interviewed for the World War One Oral Hist ory Archive. Respected journalist Jane Tolerton revisits the interviews and se ts pieces in a chronology for 21st-century readers to follow the progress and hu man experience of the war in the words of those who were there. The men relive t heir time abroad, offering private moments as well as the unvarnished realities of life at the front. A century on, their voices are vivid, strong and direct, a nd often humorous. Deeply affecting and absorbing, An Awfully Big Adventure is an important historical memoir that reads as if it all happened yesterday. '[ F]ew publications will be quite as engrossing as this one . . . I found the stor ies of these very real people, who went to war almost a century ago, enormously interesting, moving and compelling.' Lt Gen the Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, Gove rnor-General 'You never took any notice of a dead man. When we were going over in the Battle of Messines, before I got hit, we were passing wounded men, dead m en, dead Germans, but we just went straight on. It's a terrible thing to talk ab out what I'm talking about, you know. But I saw it, I was there.' Stan Herbert 'Never let your mates down - that was a good motto. People used to say to me, ' Were you scared?' I'd say, 'Yes, who wouldn't be? But my biggest worry was not t o let me mates think I was scared.' Mustn't let them down.' Thomas Eltringham 'I thought it would be a great adventure, and it'd be real fun. And so it was -. Codice articolo 824m
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An awfully big adventure. New Zealand World War One veterans tell their stories.
Da: Emile Kerssemakers ILAB, Heerlen, Paesi Bassi
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Paperback. 304 pages. Text in English. Clean copy with minimal signs of use, spine minimally faded. What was it like to be a New Zealand soldier in the First World War? What impact did the war have on those who returned? Let them tell you. An Awfully Big Adventure traces the reminiscences and reflections of 80 veterans interviewed for the World War One Oral History Archive. Respected journalist Jane Tolerton revisits the interviews and sets pieces in a chronology for 21st-century readers to follow the progress and human experience of the war in the words of those who were there. The men relive their time abroad, offering private moments as well as the unvarnished realities of life at the front. A century on, their voices are vivid, strong and direct, and often humorous. Deeply affecting and absorbing, An Awfully Big Adventure is an important historical memoir that reads as if it all happened yesterday. '[F]ew publications will be quite as engrossing as this one . . . I found the stories of these very real people, who went to war almost a century ago, enormously interesting, moving and compelling.' Lt Gen the Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General 'You never took any notice of a dead man. When we were going over in the Battle of Messines, before I got hit, we were passing wounded men, dead men, dead Germans, but we just went straight on. It's a terrible thing to talk about what I'm talking about, you know. But I saw it, I was there.' Stan Herbert 'Never let your mates down - that was a good motto. People used to say to me, 'Were you scared?' I'd say, 'Yes, who wouldn't be? But my biggest worry was not to let me mates think I was scared.' Mustn't let them down.' Thomas Eltringham 'I thought it would be a great adventure, and it'd be real fun. And so it was - up to a point. Past that point it wasn't funny at all.' Includes bibliographical references and index. 777g. Codice articolo 86013
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An Awfully Big Adventure: New Zealand*s World War One veterans tell their stories
Da: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, Regno Unito
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paperback. Condizione: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book. Codice articolo ERICA82901435684935
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