The 1916 Battle of the Somme (Wordsworth Military Library)

Liddle, Peter

ISBN 10: 1840222409 / ISBN 13: 9781840222401

Edité par Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2000

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur wbs7444790021

Synopsis :

Not restricted to the view of the front-line infantryman, this text also describes the experiences of the gunner, sapper, airman, medical officer, and nursing sister. The author explains how the Somme became scorched into the nation's heritage and into its historical consciousness, but with a distortion produced by a literary legacy as regrettable as it is understandable. In this book, Liddle takes issue with the judgement of some historians and with the commonly held verdict on the battle. Furthermore, in conclusion, he demonstrates how the morales of the British Expeditionary Force triumphantly survived such a long and demanding experience. The narrative draws extensiely on diaries, letters, reports, photographs and drawings from the Liddle Collection of the University of Leeds.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The 1916 Battle of the Somme (Wordsworth ...
Éditeur : Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date d'édition : 2000
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good