Alfred Burrages War is War is his sincere and successful attempt to
record his experiences as a private soldier in France during the First
World War, his reactions to abnormal conditions and his
observations.Written in the 1920s he wanted the curious to know what
war was really like. Burrage realized that nearly all such memoirs
were written by ex-officers who inevitably saw the war from a
different view point to Tommy Atkins as he put it, the officers were
only with us, not of us, and they cannot get inside our skins. In this
account, written of necessity under a pseudonym, he covers the wide
canvas of war, from off duty moments in grubby estaminets and
brothels, to life in shell torn trenches, going over the top with
equally terrified yet resigned comrades, being a casualty, to periods
of numbing boredom.War is War is superbly crafted and phrased and will
be revelation to even the most informed student of The Great War.
Private X writes with complete honesty and avoids sentimentality. How
fortunate that he at least survived his ordeal to share with us nearly
100 years later his thoughts, fears and experiences.
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ISBN
9781844685844
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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