1915 : The Death of Innocence

1915 : The Death of Innocence

by Lyn Macdonald (Author)

Synopsis

By the end of 1914, the battered British forces were bogged down, yet hopeful that promised reinforcements and spring weather would soon lead to a victorious breakthrough. A year later, after appalling losses at Aubers Ridge, Loos, Neuve Chapelle, Ypres and faraway Gallipoli, fighting seemed set to go on for ever. Drawing on extensive interviews, letters and diaries, this book brilliantly evokes the soldiers' dogged heroism, sardonic humour and terrible loss of innocence through 'a year of cobbling together, of frustration, of indecision'. Over two decades' research puts Lyn Macdonald among the greatest popular chroniclers of the First World War. Here, from the poignant memories of participants, she has once again created an unforgettable slice of military history.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 640
Edition: 1st Penguin Edition
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 17 Mar 1997

ISBN 10: 0140259007
ISBN 13: 9780140259001