Tommy : the British soldier on the Western Front 1914-1918 / Richard Holmes
- Bib ID:
- 7052479
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Holmes, Richard, 1946-2011, author
- Description:
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- London : Folio Society, 2016
- ©2004
- 2 volumes, 52 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plan, portraits ; 25 cm.
- Summary:
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The British Army that fought in the Great War was the first largely literate and articulate army, producing not just the celebrated war poets but also the powerful writing of the ordinary soldier. Through these unique first-hand accounts – letters, diaries and memoirs – Holmes lets the soldiers speak for themselves, brilliantly interpreting their testimony to glimpse the truth of their lives. Charting the disintegration of the Western Front, from tidy hamlets and verdant forests to a landscape as ‘bare as a man’s hand’, Tommy also looks at the development of the war, examining how advances in weaponry changed the role of the soldier on the ground, how trench warfare actually worked, and the evolving chain of command
- Notes:
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- Originally published: London : Harper Collins, 2004.
- In light olive coloured slipcase (26 cm) with drawing of the British Silver War Badge on one side.
- Includes biliographical references (pages 679-693) and index.
- Binding:
- Bound in printed and blocked buckram.
- Subject:
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- Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Sources
- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Other authors/contributors:
- Folio Society (London, England)
- Also Titled:
- British soldier on the Western Front, 1914-1918
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2081 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2011
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2004
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