smawson44 Posted 3 October , 2015 Share Posted 3 October , 2015 Hello All, Would someone enlighten me on the differences between Charles Carrington's two works: A Subaltern's War and A Soldier from Wars Returning. Is A Soldier from Wars Returning just a reprint of A Subaltern's War? Are they both worth reading, or is one better than the other. I have A soldier from Wars Returning, but A Subaltern's War is a little cost prohibited for me. Also what specific events does Carrington describe in the books? Thanks, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmessenger Posted 3 October , 2015 Share Posted 3 October , 2015 A Subaltern's War describes Carrington's experiences on the Western Front, but Soldier froim the Wars Returning was written in the 1960s and is much more reflective and, indeed, informative. I personally prtefer it to ASW. Charles M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamRev Posted 3 October , 2015 Share Posted 3 October , 2015 I agree with Charles; A Subaltern's War is well worth reading, but Soldier from the Wars Returning is one of the most important memoirs of a British officer. William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 6 October , 2015 Share Posted 6 October , 2015 Thanks in advance for this ... I'm waiting for "Soldier of the wars returning" to be delivered by Amazon... takes a bit longer than anticipated... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smawson44 Posted 9 October , 2015 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2015 Thanks for the response. I'll have to crack into both of them now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 11 November , 2015 Share Posted 11 November , 2015 I read 'A Subalterns War' quite a long time ago and found it an excellent memoir, I also have had an unread copy of ' Soldier from the wars returning' for a long time. Prompted by this thread I have just finished reading it and found it a quite absorbing and interesting book , it deals with the authors overview of the political and military situation and describes some of his own experiences as a young officer in the trenches . The author also challenges the 'Lions led by Donkeys ' view of the war which was prevalent when the book was written in the mid-sixties. I also found it interesting that the author stated that after the war Armistice Day was a day of celebration for him and his fellow x- officers, who would meet at the café Royal and have a party until the' do-gooders' captured the day and turned it into a day of 'mourning' and to march to the cenotaph was, to him, too much like "attending one's own funeral" and so they held their reunions in private and with " no pacifist propaganda". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelclark Posted 11 November , 2015 Share Posted 11 November , 2015 Am about two thirds of the way through on kindle and would agree with the above comments. I think I downloaded it free from Archive.org. Hazel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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