Duty and Service (Classic Reprint): Letters From the Front - Couverture souple

Crouch, Lionel William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331619165 ISBN 13 : 9781331619161

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Front-line letters reveal daily life, duty, and camaraderie from World War I.

This collection presents the intimate, firsthand voices of soldiers as they faced the pressures of war and the pull of home. In these pages, readers step into dugouts and trenches, reading practical notes, small jokes, and urgent updates from the front. The letters illuminate the rhythm of service, the challenges of long campaigns, and the moments of courage that defined daily life in wartime Europe.

• First-hand accounts of trench life, patrols, and engagements, told in clear, straightforward language.
• Personal passages that show family ties, hopes, and the small comforts kept during hard times.
• Scenes of camaraderie, discipline, and the daily routines that kept units going.
• Historical texture drawn from real correspondence that helps put wartime life in context.

Ideal for readers of World War I history, military memoirs, and historical letters who want a grounded, human perspective on the era.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Letters contained in this volume from my elder son, Captain Lionel William Crouch, Oxford and Bucks L.I., extend over the period commencing from August 4, 1914, when the Territorial Force was mobilised on the outbreak of the war, up to July 20,1916, the date of his last letter, written a few hours before he was killed in action leading his company in an attack on the enemys trenches before daybreak on July 21, 1916. The letters cover the eight months of preliminary training before the Battalion left Chelmsford for the front on March 30, 1915, and the subsequent sixteen months at the front. Although most of the letters are of a private and family character, many of Lionel sfriends who have seen them have found them of such interest as to persuade me to have them printed in book form.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331619165
• ISBN 13: 9781331619161
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 172
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible