Great Britain's Great War |
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Author:
| Paxman, Jeremy |
ISBN: | 978-0-670-91963-5 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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Life for the British during the First World War was not at all what you think... Using a wealth of first-hand source material and his characteristic flair for story-telling, Jeremy Paxman brings to life the day-to-day experience of the British over the entire course of the war, from politicians, newspapermen, campaigners and Generals, to Tommies, factory-workers, nurses, wives and children, explaining why we fought it so enthusiastically, how we endured it so doggedly and...
More DescriptionLife for the British during the First World War was not at all what you think...
Using a wealth of first-hand source material and his characteristic flair for story-telling, Jeremy Paxman brings to life the day-to-day experience of the British over the entire course of the war, from politicians, newspapermen, campaigners and Generals, to Tommies, factory-workers, nurses, wives and children, explaining why we fought it so enthusiastically, how we endured it so doggedly and how it transformed everything, such as women's suffrage, new surgery techniques, lower-class 'officer gentlemen', a powerful press, sexually transmitted diseases and British Summer Time.