1914-1918 - An Eyewitness to War (Military History from Primary Sources) - Softcover

Carruthers, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781591512 ISBN 13: 9781781591512

Publisher: Pen and Sword, 2013

Synopsis

Compiled by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers, this is a fascinating collection of recollections from primary sources reflecting often-overlooked aspects of the Great War. The struggle for Verdun, the battles between Austro-Hungarian and Russian forces in the East, and the daily life in the trenches are just some of the topics in this fascinating single volume collection, which brings together four complete and intriguing memoirs.

‘Over There - War Scenes on the Western Front’ by Arnold Bennett, the Director of Propaganda for France, charts the beginning of the war in France. ‘Four Weeks in the Trenches’ by Fritz Kreisler is short memoir of the violence on the Eastern Front. ‘They Shall Not Pass’ by Frank H. Simonds, an American journalist, is an in-depth report on the battle of Verdun. ‘An Onlooker in France 1917-1919’ is by William Orpen, an official war painter of the First World War. The book contains many of his paintings and drawings, not just of the officers and statesmen, but portraits and sketches of the ordinary soldiers and local people struggling to survive in an impossible situation.

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Carruthers is an Emmy Award winning author and historian, who has written extensively on the Great War. A graduate of Edinburgh University, Bob is the author of a number of military history titles including the Amazon best seller The Wehrmacht in Russia.

Review:

An interesting read from the eyewitness perspective. Well worth a look 8/10 The Great War

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen and Sword
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1781591512
• ISBN 13: 9781781591512
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304