Picture 1 of 1
Picture 1 of 1
The Trench: Life and Death on the Western Front 1914 - 1918 by Trevor Yorke
US $7.93
ApproximatelyAU $11.56
Condition:
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
Postage:
Free Standard Shipping.
Located in: Sparks, Nevada, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Mon, 30 Sep and Thu, 3 Oct to 43230
Returns:
30-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage.
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:403959708011
Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2014-03-04
- ISBN
- 9781846743177
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Trench: Life and Death on the Western Front 1914-1918
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Genre
- History
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / World War I
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 96 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Countryside Books
ISBN-10
1846743176
ISBN-13
9781846743177
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201570911
Product Key Features
Book Title
Trench: Life and Death on the Western Front 1914-1918
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / World War I
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-481185
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
940.4144
Synopsis
The horrors of the First World War scarred an entire generation at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, one hundred years later, we are asked to reflect upon it and remember what a disastrous episode of history it was. During the next four years many thousands of people,especially the young in school parties, will visit the battle sites of the Western Front in France and Belgium, with their museums, their cemeteries, memorials and trench reconstructions. It was the trenches that were the setting for so much of the carnage. This book offers a brief, straightforward, illustrated history of the First World War in some 96 pages. In particular, it explains the trenches and what it was like to live and fight in them. Using his own diagrams, illustrations, and maps, author Trevor Yorke explains the architecture of them, with their command posts, sally points, tunnels, machine gun nests,duck boards, and sleeping billets. There are chapters to explain tactics, weaponry, and daily life. There are special features on the introduction of new weapons of war, such as tanks, early airplanes, and the first use of poison gas. These can bring home to us a real understanding of the unique inhumanity of the war, and why the dates 1914 -1918 require all generations of today to remember and learn from them. As Michael Morpurgo says in his Foreword: 'As we begin to mark the centenary of the First World War, we should honor those who died, most certainly, and gratefully too, but we should never glorify. During these next four years of commemoration we should read the poems, the stories, the history, the diaries, visit the cemeteries -German cemeteries as well as ours - they were all sons and brothers and lovers and husbands and fathers too.', The horrors of the First World War scarred an entire generation at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now,one hundred years later, we are asked to reflect upon it and remember what a disastrous episode of history it was., The horrors of the First World War scarred an entire generation at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, one hundred years later, we are asked to reflect upon it and remember what a disastrous episode of history it was. During the next four years many thousands of people, especially the young in school parties, will visit the battle sites of the Western Front in France and Belgium, with their museums, their cemeteries, memorials and trench reconstructions. It was the trenches that were the setting for so much of the carnage. This book offers a brief, straightforward, illustrated history of the First World War in some 96 pages. In particular, it explains the trenches and what it was like to live and fight in them. Using his own diagrams, illustrations, and maps, author Trevor Yorke explains the architecture of them, with their command posts, sally points, tunnels, machine gun nests, duck boards, and sleeping billets. There are chapters to explain tactics, weaponry, and daily life. There are special features on the introduction of new weapons of war, such as tanks, early airplanes, and the first use of poison gas. These can bring home to us a real understanding of the unique inhumanity of the war, and why the dates 1914 -1918 require all generations of today to remember and learn from them. As Michael Morpurgo says in his Foreword: 'As we begin to mark the centenary of the First World War, we should honor those who died, most certainly, and gratefully too, but we should never glorify. During these next four years of commemoration we should read the poems, the stories, the history, the diaries, visit the cemeteries -German cemeteries as well as ours - they were all sons and brothers and lovers and husbands and fathers too.'
LC Classification Number
D607.3.Y67 2014
Item description from the seller
Seller Feedback (474,087)
- s***s (126)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis is an outstanding seller to deal with. Fair prices that are more than reasonable in this economy. The product is in better condition than described, a true value for my money. Packaged and shipped well shows seller has concern for the products he sells to arrive in excellent condition. The seller is friendly and communicates timely with his customers. I highly recommend this seller and would do business again anytime. Thank you!
- p***p (47)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat seller! Item is what I ordered; good communication; shipped promptly; good value. NOTE TO SELLER: packaging was NOT appropriate for item; it was a flimsy, plastic envelope, with no stiff material to prevent creases. The book came with two deep creases that involved the *entire* item: one is a 1" triangle lower left side (bound edge); the other is a 7" triangle on upper right side (open edge).Beautiful Music for Two String Instruments, Bk 3: 2 Violins by Samuel Applebaum (#403989405345)
- n***a (3385)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent Seller, Fast Shipping, Great Communications, Packaged Well, Exactly As Described, And A Good Price. PERFECT. I Will Buy From This Seller Again. Thank You. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Product ratings and reviews
More to explore:
- Western Comics,
- Fiction Western Fiction & Books,
- New York Paperbacks,
- Western Fiction Paperback Fiction & Books,
- Death Non-Fiction Hardcover Books,
- Louis L'Amour Western Fiction Books,
- Western Fiction Novels-Fiction Books,
- Fiction Western Fiction & Non-Fiction Books in English,
- Non-Fiction Life Crisis Fiction & Non-Fiction Books,
- Western Fiction Paperback Fiction & Non-Fiction Books in English