The Imperial War Museum Book of the Western Front [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Brown, Malcolm

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ISBN 10: 0330484753 ISBN 13: 9780330484756

Casa editrice: Macmillan Pub Ltd, 2001

Riassunto

It was on the Western Front that the First World War was lost and won - in France and Belgium, where the horrific nature of trench warfare scarred not only the landscape and those who fought there, but also the imagination of succeeding generations.
Covering the whole war, from the guns of August 1914 to the sudden silence of the November 1918 Armistice, The Imperial War Museum Book of the Western Front reveals what life was really like for the men - and women - who took part. From off-duty entertainments and the strange cult of trench fatalism to the experience of going 'over the top', it weaves a compelling narrative from the accounts of over a hundred participants.
This edition has been comprehensively revised and updated, introducing new, hitherto unpublished evidence on a range of themes that have excited public interest in the years since the book was first issued - including executions, the relations between officers and men, sex and homosexuality, shell shock, the treatment or mistreatment of prisoners, and the matter of killing as a central act in war. This is an important contribution to the continuing history of the First World War.

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Descrizione del libro:

The First World War was won and lost on the Western Front. Covering the whole war, from the guns of August 1914 to the sudden silence of the November 1918 Armistice, the IWM Book of the Western Front reveals what life was really like for the men and women involved. With first-hand accounts of off-duty entertainments, trench fatalism, and going over the top, this is an extremely important contribution to the continuing debate on the First World War. Malcolm Brown has updated this edition, introducing new evidence on sex and homosexuality, executions, the treatment or mistreatment of prisoners and shell shock. 'A blockbuster . . . as near as anyone is likely to get to the authentic life of the trenches' Yorkshire Post

L'autore:

Malcolm Brown has been a television documentary-maker and is the author of many books on military history, including Tommy Goes to War, the IWM Book of the Somme, and the IWM Book of 1918. He is a freelance historian at the Imperial War Museum.

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• Editore: Macmillan Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0330484753
• ISBN 13: 9780330484756
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 367