The British Soldier of the First World War

The British Soldier of the First World War by Peter Doyle

The familiar pictures of the First World War show soldiers in their trenches: hellish images of mud. But there is another dimension not depicted by these frightening representations of battle: the mundane everyday routine of the majority of the soldier's life that was spent away from the Front. This book explores the life of the average British 'Tommy' of the Great War, in battle and at rest, in training, and on his return home. Illustrated with evocative images of the war, and items of the soldier's kit, it provides an answer to the question: What was it like to be a soldier in the trenches on the front line?

Peter Doyle is a scientist and military historian specialising in the role of terrain in warfare. His books include: 'Tommy's War 1914–1918'; 'Beneath Flanders Fields: The Underground War 1914-18' and 'Grasping Gallipoli'. He is co-secretary of the All Party Parliamentary War Graves and Battlefield Heritage Group, and is an elected member of the British Commission for Military History. He lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9780747806837
ISBN 10	0747806837
Title	The British Soldier of the First World War
Author	Peter Doyle
Series	Shire Library
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2008-04-10
Number of pages	56
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