by Alan Taylor (Editor), Alan Taylor (Editor), Irene Taylor (Editor)
Arranged as a diary around a calendar year, Those Who Marched Away tells many individual stories from many wars down the ages, with several compelling entries for each day of the year. The diarists come from every walk of life; from faceless foot solidiers to those charged with orchestrating battle, from the Home Front to the Holocaust, from famous writers, political leaders and fighting men and women to ordinary working people enveloped by events over which they have no influence. Together, they contribute an intimate insight into what has been described both as 'the most exciting and dramatic thing in life' and the 'universal perversion'.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 688
Edition: Main
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 01 Oct 2009
ISBN 10: 1847674151
ISBN 13: 9781847674159
Book Overview: A fascinating anthology of war journals and diaries from the editor of The Assassin's Cloak