Death's men: soldiers of the Great WarBogen er et studie i hvilke mænd der lod sig hverve til 1.verdenskrig, hvorfor de meldte sig og hvordan livet formede sig for dem i krigsområderne. |
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User Review - jamespurcell - LibraryThingCandid portrayals of soldier's lives in WW1. It would seem that its greatness was perceived only by generals and writers. Lest we forget; artillery was still being fired almost until the last minute before the Armistice. Read full review
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User Review - jztemple - LibraryThingAn excellent book, but very sobering. Based almost exclusively on memoirs, private letters and newspaper articles, it relates the British experience of WWI on the Western Front from the view of the ... Read full review
Contents
List of illustrations | 7 |
The Kitchener armies form | 23 |
The training of Other Ranks | 37 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Death's men: soldiers of the Great War |
| Author | Denis Winter |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Allen Lane, 1978 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Length | 283 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Military History / Military / World War I World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918 Great Britain |
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