Last Post: The Final Word from Our First World War Soldiers (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

Arthur, Max

ISBN 10: 030436732X / ISBN 13: 9780304367320

Published by Cassell, 2007

About this Item

272 Pages, very good condition. From the author of the bestselling Forgotten Voices of the Great War comes a final look at the last 21 living British veterans of the First World War. These interviews, conducted in 2004, will never be repeated, as the youngest was 106 years old, and most are now gone. These first-person accounts follow the young soldiers from their homes throughout Britain to the raging battles while in the service of the Royal Field Artillery, Black Watch, Royal Navy, and others. These combat experiences should never be forgotten.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Last Post: The Final Word from Our First World War Soldiers (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030436732X
• ISBN 13: 9780304367320
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 10 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

From the author of the bestselling Forgotten Voices of the Great War comes a final look at the last 21 living British veterans of the First World War. These interviews, conducted in 2004, will never be repeated, as the youngest was 106 years old, and most are now gone. These first-person accounts follow the young soldiers from their homes throughout Britain to the raging battles while in the service of the Royal Field Artillery, Black Watch, Royal Navy, and others. These combat experiences should never be forgotten.

About the Author

Max Arthur is a skilled interviewer who has written oral histories of the RAF and Royal Navy during the Second World War as well as the Falklands conflict. FORGOTTEN VOICES OF THE GREAT WAR was a Sunday Times bestseller both in hardback and paperback.