Death's Men: Soldiers Of The Great War - Brossura

Winter, Denis

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ISBN 10: 0241969158 ISBN 13: 9780241969151

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2014

Riassunto

The classic bestselling story of the First World War as told by the soldiers themselves

'A raw, haunting read' Guardian

Death's Men is the story of the brave, ordinary men who were called on to face the horrors of war. It shows the reality of the First World War the voices of the men who fought.

'An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches' Telegraph

Denis Winter read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Death's Men was first published in 1978, to critical acclaim, and here is reissued for the 2014 centenary.

'Highly readable' Time Out

'A compelling account of what the war was like for the ordinary soldier' Professor Trevor Wilson

'A novel and arresting approach to the writing of military history' John Keegan, New Statesman

Su questo libro

Recensione:

An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches, go on leave, get wounded, et cetera, and features voice after voice from the ranks (Telegraph)

Highly readable . . . it transforms the individual soldier into the subject of history and the war itself into a series of intense states of consciousness lived out at the very edge of endurance (Time Out)

A compelling account of what the war was like for the ordinary soldier (Professor Trevor Wilson)

A novel and arresting approach to the writing of military history (John Keegan New Statesman)

L'autore:

Denis Winter was born in 1940 and read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Death's Men was first published in 1978, to critical and popular acclaim. This was followed by his book The First of the Few: Fighter Pilots of the First World War.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0241969158
• ISBN 13: 9780241969151
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304