Commitment and Sacrifice
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Commitment and Sacrifice
Personal Diaries from the Great War
Shevin-Coetzee, Marilyn; Coetzee, Frans
Oxford University Press Inc
08/2015
352
Dura
Inglês
9780199336074
15 a 20 dias
Drawing upon recently discovered diaries, almost all of which were previously unpublished, this book provides an intimate look at how ordinary soldiers and civilians experienced and reflected upon the physical and psychological strains of the First World War.
Introduction ; I. "It was like ten thousand devils let loose:" John French, British sapper ; 2. "Young men ... helping this nation to save its soul:" Phillip Cate, American ambulance driver ; 3. "Behind barbed wire in ... a stable for men:" Willy Wolff, German internee in Britain ; 4. "A year ... such as I can never hope to have again:" James D. Hutchison, ANZAC artilleryman ; 5. "Life has been spent among the dead:" Henri Desagneaux, French infantry officer ; 6. "Hunger was stronger than all punishments:" Felix Kaufmann, German POW in France ; Select Bibliography
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Drawing upon recently discovered diaries, almost all of which were previously unpublished, this book provides an intimate look at how ordinary soldiers and civilians experienced and reflected upon the physical and psychological strains of the First World War.
Introduction ; I. "It was like ten thousand devils let loose:" John French, British sapper ; 2. "Young men ... helping this nation to save its soul:" Phillip Cate, American ambulance driver ; 3. "Behind barbed wire in ... a stable for men:" Willy Wolff, German internee in Britain ; 4. "A year ... such as I can never hope to have again:" James D. Hutchison, ANZAC artilleryman ; 5. "Life has been spent among the dead:" Henri Desagneaux, French infantry officer ; 6. "Hunger was stronger than all punishments:" Felix Kaufmann, German POW in France ; Select Bibliography
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