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A treasure-trove of previously unpublished letters and first hand accounts from British tommies' of life and death in the trenches during the First World War. This is the story of the men who held the front line in France and Flanders. It is a graphic account of a strange and seemingly unending style of life and death in all their facets. It is a unique approach, an anthology interwoven with a continuous commentary so that the reader is always kept aware of the context of the writing. The balanced and un-emotive approach cannot, however, fail to leave the reader deeply moved. Domestic life in the line: accommodation, food and drink, wiring and carrying, the whole day and night routine are investigated, as are the operational aspects of trench life raiding and patrolling in no-man's-land and the German lines. Actual battle experience is also featured, but one of the most interesting parts of the book is devoted to the attitudes of front line soldiers, officers and their men, to each ot

Voices from the Trenches

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    A Paperback / softback by Andy Simpson, Tom Donovan

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      Publisher The History Press Ltd
      Published 1 September 2006
      ISBN-13 9780752439051
      978-0752439051
      ISBN-10 0752439057
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      Published diaries, letters and journals True war and combat stories European history: medieval period, middle ages

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A treasure-trove of previously unpublished letters and first hand accounts from British tommies' of life and death in the trenches during the First World War. This is the story of the men who held the front line in France and Flanders. It is a graphic account of a strange and seemingly unending style of life and death in all their facets. It is a unique approach, an anthology interwoven with a continuous commentary so that the reader is always kept aware of the context of the writing. The balanced and un-emotive approach cannot, however, fail to leave the reader deeply moved. Domestic life in the line: accommodation, food and drink, wiring and carrying, the whole day and night routine are investigated, as are the operational aspects of trench life raiding and patrolling in no-man's-land and the German lines. Actual battle experience is also featured, but one of the most interesting parts of the book is devoted to the attitudes of front line soldiers, officers and their men, to each ot

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