Tartan_Terrier Posted 11 April , 2010 Share Posted 11 April , 2010 I picked this up at a discount book store a few days ago for the very reasonable price of 2.99. It's a compilation of stories originally published in 1930, and so far (I'm only half-way through it) it has been very interesting reading indeed. Well worth a look in my opinion. In the words of Malcolm Brown �a rediscovered classic�. Sixty first-hand accounts of what life was really like in the Great War. In 1930, the editor of Everyman Magazine requested entries for a new anthology of Great War accounts. The result was a revolutionary book unlike any other of the period; for as Malcolm Brown notes in his introduction ‘I believe it might fairly be described as a rediscovered classic’. It was the very first collection to reveal the many dimensions of the war through the eyes of the ordinary soldier and offers heart-stopping renditions of the very first gas attack; aerial dogfights above the trenches; the moment of going over the top. Told chronologically, from the first scrambles of 1914, the drudgery of the war of attrition once the trenches had been dug, to the final joy of Armistice. http://www.constablerobinson.com/?section=...esc&start=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sueburden Posted 11 April , 2010 Share Posted 11 April , 2010 I got this from the same discount bookshop and I agree with your comments. I am talking about "The Works" if anyone is wondering. They do sometimes have some good WW1 titles and as you say at an excellent price. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWills Posted 11 April , 2010 Share Posted 11 April , 2010 "Rediscovered"?? I've seen a number of copies around in recent years, recommended it to others and also have had a copy on the shelf for some years - it is an excellent read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pighills Posted 11 April , 2010 Share Posted 11 April , 2010 I too have a copy of this book - only got a short way in as yet and have now been side-tracked, but I WILL get back to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWills Posted 11 April , 2010 Share Posted 11 April , 2010 Side tracked into a trip out on Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pighills Posted 11 April , 2010 Share Posted 11 April , 2010 Yup!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthornton1979 Posted 11 April , 2010 Share Posted 11 April , 2010 I'v egot an original copy of this book aswell. A good read. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted 18 June , 2014 Share Posted 18 June , 2014 Someone recently scanned in one of the stories. http://imgur.com/a/8XXPU The coverpieces http://i.imgur.com/QT0Fv8d.jpg http://i.imgur.com/EgZBXnu.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 19 June , 2014 Share Posted 19 June , 2014 Got this book a few years ago. Really interesting read actually. The Works always seems to have some cheap military history books on offer its finding them thats the trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekspiers Posted 19 June , 2014 Share Posted 19 June , 2014 I too have saved a not inconsiderable sum when buying WW 1 books from The Works in recent years. I'll look out for this one on my visit tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul@bolton Posted 19 June , 2014 Share Posted 19 June , 2014 I too have a copy of this book - only got a short way in as yet and have now been side-tracked, but I WILL get back to it. Derek As the thread is over four years old, you might need a bit of luck finding it still in stock at The Works. I wonder if Kim has finished her copy yet?? She's local to you and might do a swap. Ask her to show you her MF bayonet - worth the drive... Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 19 June , 2014 Share Posted 19 June , 2014 I was in the works in Leamington and I saw quite a few copies of this book and this was last Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pighills Posted 19 June , 2014 Share Posted 19 June , 2014 Sorry, the bayonet's now on display in a museum. As fir the book ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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