The Invisible Cross: Andrew Davidson - Brossura

Davidson, Andrew

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0857054279 ISBN 13: 9780857054272

Casa editrice: Quercus, 2017

Riassunto

The unseen letters of the only British officer to spend three years in the trenches throughout the First World War

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Informazioni sull?autore

Andrew Davidson is an award-winning journalist and the author of four previous non-fiction books, including Fred's War, an account of his grandfather's life as a doctor in the trenches. He is married to Vanessa Nicolson and lives near Sissinghurst in Kent.

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Colonel Graham Chaplin, commander of 1st Cameronians, wrote letters from the trenches almost daily to the wife he had married just before the war began. Even if he had no time to write, he would at least send a postcard to reassure her he was 'Quite well'. These personal and loving letters give a rare insight into the mind of a serving officer, his worries about his men and his family back home, his concern for the progress of the war (however cautiously phrased) and his comments on the growing list of friends dead or wounded.
Most startling of all though, these letter finally reveal the shocking truth of why it was that a man endorsed by so many of his fellow officers, and respected and trusted by his men, wasn't promoted out of the trenches until 1917 - the only officer to whom this happened.
Andrew Davidson, author of the highly praised Fred's War, analyses Chaplin's unique status and weaves around his letters a fascinating portrait of a soldier's life and of the war on the Western Front.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Quercus
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0857054279
• ISBN 13: 9780857054272
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 416
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile