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The first history of World War I to place centre-stage the British soldier who fought in the trenches, this superb and important book tells the story of an epic and terrible war through the letters, diaries and memories of those who fought it. Of the six million men who served in the British army, nearly one million lost their lives and over two million were wounded. This is the story of these men - epitomised by the character of Sgt Tommy Atkins - and the women they left behind. Using previously unseen letters, diaries, memoirs and poetry from the years 1914-1918, Richard Holmes paints a moving picture of the generation that fought and died in the mud of Flanders. He follows men whose mental health was forever destroyed by shell shock, women who lost husbands and brothers in the same afternoon and those who wrote at lunchtime and died before tea. Groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed, this book tells the real story of trench warfare, the strength and fallibility of the human spirit, the individuals behind an epic event, and their legacy. It is an emotional and unforgettable masterpiece from one of our most important historians.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0007137524
ISBN-13
9780007137527
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43762328

Product Key Features

Book Title
Tommy: the British Soldier on the Western Front
Author
Richard Holmes
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / General, Military / World War I, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
752 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
D640.A2
Reviews
e~Holmes is one of our foremost military scholars and a skilled writer who knows his audience well. This is excellent popular history: scholarly, highly readable and utterly absorbing.e(tm) Daily Telegraph e~Monumental e Every page of this is worth reading.e(tm) Time Out e~Where Holmese(tm)s book comes brilliantly to life is in his use of first-hand accounts of the trench experience e It is Holmese(tm)s achievement to make this familiar landscape come alive with the humanity of those who fought in it.e(tm) TLS e~Holmes has produced yet another fascinating, balanced and original book of a highly emotive subject. e~ Sunday Telegraph, 'Holmes is one of our foremost military scholars and a skilled writer who knows his audience well. This is excellent popular history: scholarly, highly readable and utterly absorbing.' Daily Telegraph'Monumental â€¦ Every page of this is worth reading.' Time Out'Where Holmes's book comes brilliantly to life is in his use of first-hand accounts of the trench experience â€¦ It is Holmes's achievement to make this familiar landscape come alive with the humanity of those who fought in it.' TLS'Holmes has produced yet another fascinating, balanced and original book of a highly emotive subject. ' Sunday Telegraph, 'Holmes is one of our foremost military scholars and a skilled writer who knows his audience well. This is excellent popular history: scholarly, highly readable and utterly absorbing.' Daily Telegraph 'Monumental â€¦ Every page of this is worth reading.' Time Out 'Where Holmes's book comes brilliantly to life is in his use of first-hand accounts of the trench experience â€¦ It is Holmes's achievement to make this familiar landscape come alive with the humanity of those who fought in it.' TLS 'Holmes has produced yet another fascinating, balanced and original book of a highly emotive subject. ' Sunday Telegraph, 'Holmes is one of our foremost military scholars and a skilled writer who knows his audience well. This is excellent popular history: scholarly, highly readable and utterly absorbing.' Daily Telegraph 'Monumental ... Every page of this is worth reading.' Time Out 'Where Holmes's book comes brilliantly to life is in his use of first-hand accounts of the trench experience ... It is Holmes's achievement to make this familiar landscape come alive with the humanity of those who fought in it.' TLS 'Holmes has produced yet another fascinating, balanced and original book of a highly emotive subject. ' Sunday Telegraph
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-367542
Dewey Decimal
940.48141
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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