So Far from Home: The Remarkable Diaries of Eric Evans, an Australian Soldier during World War I

Langue : anglais

Edité par Kangaroo Press, 2002

0731810686 / 9780731810680

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AUSTRALIAN MILITARY World War I - In 1996, when clearing out his grandparents' house, Fraser Gregg discovered fourteen weather-beaten diaries tied together neatly with red ribbon. These diaries were written by his grandfather Eric Evans during his tour of duty in France in World War I.Eric's vivid and honest descriptions tell of a young soldier and his emotions as he struggles to come to terms with the glory, futility and horrors of war. What keeps him going is his powerful yearning for his sweetheart back home in Sydney.When 19 year old Sergeant Eric Evans embarked on a troop ship bound for France in 1917, he was already a Galliopoli veteran and a seasoned campaigner. But nothing could prepare him for the horrors of the Western Front. During the next two years he was wounded twice, badly gassed and saw countless friends and comrades die in nightmarish circumstances. In diaries that he kept throughout his ordeal, vivid and honest descriptions of life as an infantry Sergeant are mingled with an overpowering yearning for his sweetheart Dorothy Wright, patiently awaiting his return to Sydney. His thoughtful writing captures a young soldier's life in all its contradictions. From practical jokes and flirtations with nurses to politics to the misery of life in the trenches, it adds a unique and authentic voice to the annals of Australians at war. None of this was known until Fraser gregg chanced upon a suitcase belonging to his father, Eric Evans. Fascinated by this unknown story and realising the historical value of the diaries he engaged an editor, Patrick Wilson, who prepared them for publication. ix, 266 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. #151124 Evans, Eric S., 1897-1985 -- Diaries World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Australian Soldiers -- Australia -- Diaries Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

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Titre
So Far from Home: The Remarkable Diaries of Eric Evans, an Australian Soldier during World War I
Auteur
Evans, Eric; Patrick Wilson (ed.)
Éditeur
Kangaroo Press
Année de publication
2002
État de l'article
Very Good +
Reliure
Softcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0731810686
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780731810680
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