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Commitment and sacrifice: personal diaries from the Great War

By Coetzee , Marilyn , Frans;Shevin-Coetzee

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9780190902353, 0190902353
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12827951 bytes)
Edition
Oxford University Press paperback
Pages
ix, 336 s. : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm\353
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1914-1918 -- Personal narratives;World War1914-1918 -- Sources1914-1918;Personal narratives;Sources;World WarWar diaries;World War

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IntroductionI. "It was like ten thousand devils let loose:" John French, British sapper2. "Young men . . . helping this nation to save its soul:" Phillip T. Cate, American ambulance driver3. "Behind barbed wire in . . . a stable for men:" Willy Wolff, German internee in Britain4. "A year . . . such as I can never hope to have again:" James D. Hutchison, ANZAC artilleryman 5. "Life has been spent among the dead:" Henri Desagneaux, French infantry officer6. "Hunger was stronger than all punishments:" Felix Kaufmann, German POW in FranceSelect Bibliography

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