9781904435662

Book Description: LITTLE BOOKS, 2006. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from US. Bookseller Inventory # IB-9781904435662

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Little Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2007. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 198 x 129 mm. Brand New Book. In February 1916, Captain F. J. Roberts of the 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters produced the first edition of the trench newspaper, "The Wipers Times." Often produced in hazardous conditions, at one point only 700 yards from the front line, the newspaper acted as the voice of the average British soldier, relaying his experiences, grief and anger during the entire conflict. This collection lifts the best of the long-forgotten poems, rhymes and limericks reproduced in the magazine. At times irreverent, at times powerfully evocative, the poems provoke laughter with a lump in the throat and offer an excellent insight into life in the trenches in the First World War. Taking its name from the army slang for Ypres, where it was first produced, "The Wipers Times" was similar to "Punch," but contained a more specific type of comedy relating exclusively to the soldiers on the Western Front. The satire and humour of the paper helped reinvent the situation in the trenches--diffusing the conditions of war by ridiculing and exaggerating them. The paper's style was influenced by the difficulties of production. Articles had to be written in the limited free time the soldiers had; in dugouts, reserve lines or on rest. The paper ran until December 1918, adopting such titles as "The New Church Times," "The Somme Times," "The BEF [British Expeditionary Force] Times" and, finally, "Better Times" produced when the war had ended. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9781904435662

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Little Books Ltd. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Suffering from Cheerfulness: Poems and Parodies from "The Wipers Times", Malcolm Brown. Bookseller Inventory # B9781904435662

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Little Books, 2006. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. new title edition. 240 pages. 8.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # x-1904435661

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 161mm x 22mm x 219mm. Hardcover. experience, grief and anger during the entire conflict. Shipping may be from our UK, US or Australian warehouse depending on stock availability. 192 pages. 0.372. Bookseller Inventory # 9781904435662

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 161mm x 22mm x 219mm. Hardcover. experience, grief and anger during the entire conflict. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. 192 pages. 0.372. Bookseller Inventory # 9781904435662

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question