A War in Words. The First World War in Diaries and Letters

London England: Pocket Books. Paperback. A War in Words. The First World War in Diaries and Letters. Message to previous owner to inside cover. Departing from the form of traditional histories, this book tells the story of the First World War entirely through the diaries and letters of its combatants, eyewitnesses and victims. Powerful indiividual stories are interwoven to form an extraordinary narrative that followes the chronology of the war, in words written on the battlefield and on leave, under occupation and under siege - from the Western Front to East Africa; and from the North Sea to the southern Balkans. Gripping, immediate and deeply moving, this book represents a major addition to First World War literature. Illustrated. 381 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 2004.