Soldier's War by Richard Van Emden
Tells the story of the Great War through the words and pictures of the men who were there. This work includes letters and photographs to reveal the stories of a lost generation. It traces the war chronologically, taking stories from each year of the fighting and following the British Tommy from devastating battles to the armistice in 1918.
PRAISE FOR 'THE LAST FIGHTING TOMMY' 'An extraordinary biography by the very last witness of a devastating four years in British history' Daily Mail 'Patch was not unique among millions of his comrades who endured that prolonged and supreme test of nerve and courageBut, uniquely, as the last survivor, he embodies them all' Sunday Express 'This articulate, modest and outspoken man not only remains one of the last living links with a traumatic event that has become part of the national consciousness, but is an unassailable witness of what the war was like for those who fought in it' Daily Telegraph
Richard van Emden has interviewed over 270 veterans of the Great War and has written ten books on the Great War including The Trench, and The Last Fighting Tommy (both top ten bestsellers), Boy Soldiers of the Great War, and Prisoners of the Kaiser. He has also worked on more than a dozen television programmes on the Great War, including Prisoners of the Kaiser, Veterans, Britain's Last Tommies, and the award winning Roses of No Man's Land and Britain's Boy Soldiers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747597803 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747597804 |
| Title | Soldier's War |
| Author | Richard Van Emden |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2008-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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