Edited by the bestselling author of Birdsong and Dr Hope Wolf, this is an original and illuminating non-fiction anthology of writing on the First World War. A lieutenant writes of digging through bodies that have the consistency of Camembert cheese; a mother sends flower seeds to her son at the Front, hoping that one day someone may see them grow; a nurse tends a man back to health knowing he will be court-martialled and shot as soon as he is fit.In this extraordinarily powerful and diverse selection of diaries, letters and memories - many of which have never been published before - privates and officers, seamen and airmen, munitions workers and mothers, nurses and pacifists, prisoners-of-war and conscientious objectors appear alongside each other. The war involved people from so many different backgrounds and countries and included here are, among others, British, German, Russian and Indian voices. Alongside testament from the many ordinary people whose lives were transformed by the events of 1914-18, there are extracts from names that have become synonymous with the war, such as Siegfried Sassoon and T.E. Lawrence. What unites them is a desire to express something of the horror, the loss, the confusion and the desire to help - or to protest. A Broken World is an original collection of personal and defining moments that offer an unprecedented insight into the Great War as it was experienced and as it was remembered.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornerstone
ISBN-13
9780091954222
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209398075
Product Key Features
Book Title
A Broken World: Letters, Diaries and Memories of the Great War
Author
Dr Hope Wolf, Sebastian Faulks
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History, Books
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
162mm
Item Weight
565g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Dr Hope Wolf, Sebastian Faulks
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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