War Memorial by Clive Aslet
Who were the men and women whose names are commemorated on war memorials around the country? Where did they live - and how and why did they die? This book unravels the story of one war memorial, in the Dartmoor village of Lydford.
A touching tribute to ordinary lives. . brutally cut off long before their allotted time * Sunday Telegraph *
A fascinating mix of history and sociology that leaves one with a profound sense of the vagaries and cruelties of fate, particularly during times of war * Country Life *
[A] fascinating history * Daily Telegraph *
A moving look at the harrowing stories behind a century of names inscribed on the war memorial of a small and sleepy Devon village * Sunday Times *
An engaging, absorbing work -- Chris Baker * The Long, Long Trail/Great War Forum *
With this book Aslet makes an important contribution to social history... the stories are not tidy portraits of heroism but achingly real portraits of wartime loss experienced by a changing rural community * Daily Express *
A fascinating mix of history and sociology that leaves one with a profound sense of the vagaries and cruelties of fate, particularly during times of war * Country Life *
[A] fascinating history * Daily Telegraph *
A moving look at the harrowing stories behind a century of names inscribed on the war memorial of a small and sleepy Devon village * Sunday Times *
An engaging, absorbing work -- Chris Baker * The Long, Long Trail/Great War Forum *
With this book Aslet makes an important contribution to social history... the stories are not tidy portraits of heroism but achingly real portraits of wartime loss experienced by a changing rural community * Daily Express *
Clive Aslet is an award-winning journalist and former Editor of Country Life who has spent his career observing Britain and its ways. An authority on British life, he has written several books on the subject - including The Last Country Houses, Landmarks of Britain, and Villages of Britain.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241960653 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241960657 |
| Title | War Memorial |
| Author | Clive Aslet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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