Death's Men by Denis Winter

Death's Men by Denis Winter

The classic bestselling story of the First World War as told by the soldiers themselves 'A raw, haunting read' Guardian Death's Men is the story of the brave, ordinary men who were called on to face the horrors of war. It shows the reality of the First World War the voices of the men who fought. 'An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches' Telegraph Denis Winter read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Death's Men was first published in 1978, to critical acclaim, and here is reissued for the 2014 centenary. 'Highly readable' Time Out 'A compelling account of what the war was like for the ordinary soldier' Professor Trevor Wilson 'A novel and arresting approach to the writing of military history' John Keegan, New Statesman

An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches, go on leave, get wounded, et cetera, and features voice after voice from the ranks * Telegraph *
Highly readable. . it transforms the individual soldier into the subject of history and the war itself into a series of intense states of consciousness lived out at the very edge of endurance * Time Out *
A compelling account of what the war was like for the ordinary soldier -- Professor Trevor Wilson
A novel and arresting approach to the writing of military history -- John Keegan * New Statesman *

Denis Winter was born in 1940 and read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Death's Men was first published in 1978, to critical and popular acclaim. This was followed by his book The First of the Few: Fighter Pilots of the First World War.

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ISBN 13	9780241969151
ISBN 10	0241969158
Titel	Death's Men
Autor	Denis Winter
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Penguin Books Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2014-09-04
Seitenanzahl	304
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