To the Last Ridge. The First World War Memoirs of W.H. Downing

W. H. Downing

ISBN 10: 1875989269 / ISBN 13: 9781875989263

Published by Duffy & Snellgrove, 1997

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Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: To the Last Ridge. The First World War Memoirs of W.H. Downing
• Publisher: Duffy & Snellgrove
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1875989269
• ISBN 13: 9781875989263
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Written just after the heat of the battle and in the language of the time, this is the personal account of an ordinary soldier's experience of one of the most horrific series of battles ever fought. Fleurbaix, Bapaume, Beaumetz, Lagincourt, Bullecourt, The Menin Road, Villers-Bretonneux, Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Downing describes the mud, the rats, the constant pounding of the guns, the deaths, the futility, but also the humour and the heroism of one of the most compelling periods in world history. His writing is spare but vivid, and presents a graphic description of an ordinary person's struggle to survive.