The Soldier's War. The Great War Through Veterans' Eyes. With Previously Unpublished Photographs and Letters.

London England: Bloomsbury. Fine/Near Fine. 2008. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9780747597803 Hardback Hardcover. First Edition. The Soldier's War. This book combines the memories, letters and photographs of hundreds of veterans to present an extraordinary eye-witness account of 'the war to end all wars'. Beginning each chapter with an exploration of the veterans' post-war attitudes - What were their feelings about the enemy? What did the troops at the front line really think about their generals? Did they remember their time at the front with any fondness? - The author goes deep beneath the surface to explore emotive and controversial aspects of the war that bring us closer to understanding the full range of the soldiers' experiences. One of the most remarkable features of this book is the quality and variety of the many photographs taken by the soldiers themselves, using lighweight VPK cameras (Vest Pocket Kodaks). Images taken with these cameras (illegal after 1915) show thwe reality of life in the trenches and together with van Emden's narrative and the soldiers' words reveal the true stories of a lost generation. Illustrated.394 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .