- Paperback: 244 pages
- Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (3 April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0571203183
- ISBN-13: 978-0571203185
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.2 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 292,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A skillful portrayal of the intangible, of unease, of secret wounds . . . [and a] comedy of almost Checkovian sensibility." --Pierre Marcabru, "Le Figaro"
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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'It is my own story I am trying to tell, and as such it must be received; those who expect a universalization of the Great War must look for it elsewhere.' Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, first published in 1930, is Siegfried Sassoon's fictionalized autobiography of the period between the early spring of 1916 and the summer of 1917. The narrative moves from the trenches to the Fourth Army School, to Morlancourt and a raid, then to and through the Somme. The mind of the narrator turns from unquestioning acceptance of the war and of the standards which it set up, to doubting the necessity of the seemingly endless slaughter.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Memoirs of an infantry officer...,
This review is from: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer (FF Classics) (Paperback)
The reason why I think this book is so much more affecting than modern war 'classic's' such as Sebastian Faulks' 'Bird song' and Pat Barker's 'Regeneration' is its use of subtlety. Rather than explaining with great horror and drama the awfulness of the trenches, Sassoon uses comedy, subtle hints at the experiences of 1st World war trenches, and the use of distinct detail describing minimal objects and events that are off the battle field. In my opinion this leads to the reader using their imagination about the goings on in the trenches which is far more eye opening than books that eventually begin to numb us with horror and blood. This book is refreshing and incredibly moving to read and a fantastic sequel to 'Memoirs of a fox hunting man'.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer (FF Classics) (Paperback)
I had previously found this author by accident previously with the book "Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man" which I found a highly enjoyable. The decision to read this sequel was obvious and as I suspected it gave a highly interesting and enjoyable read. Fantastic! I would recommend this to anyone (and don't forget the first book).
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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Fascinating account,
By Jonathan Swift (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer (FF Classics) (Paperback)
I've read and re-read this book on and off for the past 20 years and it still never fails to move me. Sassoon offers us a window on life 90 years ago that has scarcely been matched (especially when taken in conjunction with the first book Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man). Incidentally, to find out more about the real events that inspired Sassoon to write, read "The War The Infantry Knew" by Captain J C Dunn (Sassoon's contemporary in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers and known as "Munro" in the book under discussion), in which Sassoon figures and which also contains an unedited first draft of one of the chapters from "Memoirs of an Infantry Officer". As the last old soldiers from the Great War die, it's worth reading this book just to remember what they went through.
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