Survivors of a Kind: Memoirs of the Western Front Hardcover - 2008 - 1st Edition

Continuum Books, London, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 192 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. A fine unread copy.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. This is a unique study of World War One memoirs from a historical perspective. It explores the tremendous effect that war experience had on writers' lives and how they came to terms with it after 1918, in deeply moving and often brilliant writing. As well as such famous literary figures as Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon, it includes historically significant writers such as Lord Reith, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan. It challenges the view that memoir writers were in any clear sense 'anti-war'. While many were appalled by heavy losses and awful conditions they were, however, determined to achieve victory and proud of their regimental service and comrades. Above all, they constitute a brilliant source for understanding the war on the Western Front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1900-1920; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781847250049. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8126. . 9781847250049