Life, death and growing up on the western front
Fletcher, Anthony2013
Books, Manuscripts
This text was inspired by the author's discovery of an extraordinary cache of letters from a soldier who was killed on the Western Front during the First World War. The soldier was his grandfather, and the letters had been tucked away, unread and unmentioned for many decades. The book explores the training, journey to France, fear, shellshock, and life in the trenches as well as the leisure, love and home leave the soldiers dreamed of.
Main title:
Life, death and growing up on the western front / Anthony Fletcher.
Author:
Fletcher, Anthony, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]©2013
Collation:
xv, 328 pages, 16 unnumbred pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300195538 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.48141940.48141 FLE940.4814
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Great BritainWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Europe, WesternGreat Britain. Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, BritishGreat Britain. Army. British Expeditionary ForceSoldiers -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
BRN:
1177967