Life, death and growing up on the western front
Fletcher, Anthony2013
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This text was inspired by the author's discovery of an extraordinary cache of letters from a soldier who was killed on the Western Front during the First World War. The soldier was his grandfather, and the letters had been tucked away, unread and unmentioned for many decades. The book explores the training, journey to France, fear, shellshock, and life in the trenches as well as the leisure, love and home leave the soldiers dreamed of.
Main title:
Life, death and growing up on the western front / Anthony Fletcher.
Author:
Fletcher, Anthony, author
Imprint:
New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, 2013.
Collation:
336 pages : illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9780300195538 (hbk)0300195532
Dewey class:
940.4'8141940.481
Local class:
940.481
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918Great Britain. Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th centuryGreat Britain. Army. British Expeditionary ForceWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Great BritainWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Europe, WesternWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, BritishSoldiers -- Great Britain -- CorrespondenceWarfare and Defence
BRN:
717490