Tommy at war: 1914-1918, the soldiers' own stories

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2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War, arguably the definitive conflict in the history of Europe. Never before or since has such a great swell of popular sentiment produced such a patriotic rush to arms. In the trenches and on the battlefield, British soldiers united with their allies to fight valiantly for the cause. At very great cost, they delivered Western Europe from a new Dark Age. Providing a vital insight into this pivotal period, historians John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville disclose the poignant and emotive experiences of war, in the front line and behind, from.;Your country needs you, 1914 -- The race for the sea, 1914 -- The crucible, 1915 -- Somme, 1916 -- Mud, 1917 -- Kaiserschlact and the hundred days, 1918 -- Gentlemen, temporary gentlemen and commoners -- No man's land -- Sinews of war -- Comfort me, oh Lord, preserve me from my enemies ... -- The lost.