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The Autobiography of the British Soldier
From Agincourt to Waterloo, Dunkirk to the Gulf War, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battles. The British soldier. This is the story of Britain at war from his perspective, in effect the autobiography of the British soldier. In a comprehensive series of 200 first-hand accounts, intelligently linked by the author, this anthology is a journey throu
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Details of battles, conflicts, etc from Agincourt to the second Iraqi War told through contemporary accounts. Some are amusing, others harrowing and most are illuminating. Lewis-Stempel does a good job of inserting a few sentences in between accounts to inform the reader a little of the conflict or about the person documenting the event. A must-read for anyone interested in military history.
The life of a soldier from Agincourt to Afghanistan, told in the words of the people who were there via a series of letters and other writings.
Some of the writers you'll have heard of, Gunner Spike Milligan and Cornet Auberon Waugh for example, but most you won't. The variety of voices and perspectives make this a fascinating read.
It's a very 'put downable' book, which is not really a criticism, but it's ideal to pick up and read in short bursts.
What you do take away from this is that, despite ...more
Some of the writers you'll have heard of, Gunner Spike Milligan and Cornet Auberon Waugh for example, but most you won't. The variety of voices and perspectives make this a fascinating read.
It's a very 'put downable' book, which is not really a criticism, but it's ideal to pick up and read in short bursts.
What you do take away from this is that, despite ...more
Feb 01, 2015
Peter
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review of another edition
Recommended to Peter by:
Michael Tan
Shelves:
war-non-fiction
A book not to enjoy but to understand human who die for their country.
There are pages really worth rereading. What a book.
There are pages really worth rereading. What a book.
Don't believe this made the case for British soldiers being 'different' to soldiers from other nations, as its introduction implied. There was only one entry that made me dislike the morals/ethics of soldiers. Mostly it was just a load of poor buggers fighting other people's wars and often getting horribly injured/killed in the process. I think the idea that the British soldier throughout the ages is basically the same would have been helped by a different organisation of the entries, other than
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Excellent book thought it was well researched and laid but could do with a few tweaks hence not the full 5 stars. I feel they could've had a bit more on later conflicts and peace keeping such as Bosnia siera leonne and Kosovo etc but on the whole an excellent idea of telling individual accounts of battles in a way that it is depicting it to be the army as a person! I'd recommend this book but it does need a bit of persevering in the early chapters as it is written in olde english but you should
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For those that know me, know I have two books on the go at any one time.
My main book and the "loo" book.
This is the perfect loo book.
A brilliantly combined collection of letter home ranging from the 15th century to the 21st.
Loved it.
An insight to the thoughts, feelings and experiences of officers and other ranks across the ages.
My main book and the "loo" book.
This is the perfect loo book.
A brilliantly combined collection of letter home ranging from the 15th century to the 21st.
Loved it.
An insight to the thoughts, feelings and experiences of officers and other ranks across the ages.
This book is published by Endeavour Press
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