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The War The Infantry Knew: 1914-1919: A Chronicle of Service in France and Belgium (History Greats) [Paperback]

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Paperback: 720 pages
Publisher: Abacus; New edition edition (1 Dec 1988)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0349106355
ISBN-13: 978-0349106359
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 13.3 x 20.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 195,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #29 in Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Western Front
- #86 in Books > History > Britain & Ireland > Inter-war Period 1919-1938

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'Sometimes, through word of mouth and shared enthusiasm, a secret book becomes famous. The War the Infantry Knew is one of them. Published privately in a limited edition of five hundred copies in 1938, it gained a reputation as an outstanding account of an infantry battalion's experience on the Western Front' - Daily Telegraph ' I have been waiting for a long time for someone to republish this classic. It is one of the most interesting and revealing books of its type and is a genuinely truthful and fascinating picture of the war as it was for the infantry' - John Keegan 'A remarkably coherent narrative of the battalion's experiences in diary form ...a moving historical record which deserves to be added to the select list of outstanding accounts of the First World War' - Times Literary Supplement

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'Sometimes, through word of mouth and shared enthusiasm, a secret book becomes famous. The War the Infantry Knew is one of them. Published privately in a limited edition of five hundred copies in 1938, it gained a reputation as an outstanding account of an infantry battalion's experience on the Western Front' Daily Telegraph ' I have been waiting for a long time for someone to republish this classic. It is one of the most interesting and revealing books of its type and is a genuinely truthful and fascinating picture of the war as it was for the infantry' John Keegan 'A remarkably coherent narrative of the battalion's experiences in diary form ...a moving historical record which deserves to be added to the select list of outstanding accounts of the First World War' Times Literary Supplement

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5.0 out of 5 stars A day to day experience of serving in the First World War, 27 Dec 2001

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Briefly, this is one of the best books I've ever read on any subject. It gives a real, day to day experience of serving in the First World War, and though written from the officer perspective it gives a clearer view of life in the ranks than you often get from autobiographies by enlisted men (who may have lacked the literary skills to describe their experiences). It conveys the sense of regimental pride, alongside the full horror of battle. It even shows what life was like for the local people trying to survive behind the lines. There are some very funny episodes and some very poignant and bitter ones, all jumbled up together. As a previous reviewer wrote, if you only ever read one book on the First World War, this should be the one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a triumph, 25 Dec 2003

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For all the thousands of pages that have been written about the Great War, there are few better than this book. It is a poignant, funny, heart warming and upsetting book all rolled into one. From first hand accounts of day to day life in the trenches, to moving stories of heroism and comradeship behind the lines, I have yet to read a book on World War One that combines so much atmospheric description with factual accounts and still leaves the reader craving for more. There are incidents that are funny, there are incidents that are sad, and it is the combination of light hearted recollection, mixed with painful descriptions of trench life and death that make this book a work of genius.
If you only have one book that describes daily life in the trenches, combined with witty humour and perceptual observations then you cannot do better than this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great read., 24 May 2003

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I have read many many books on the subject of the Great War, this book surpasses them all. It is a compelling account of the life of an infantry battalion, at times sad at other times funny. I highly recommend that the introduction is read in full, this will assist in gaining more enjoyment when reading the main event,a brilliant read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I should have bought a copy years ago!
Being more interested in the history of the Welsh Regiment, I hadn't really looked to buy a copy of this book, which chronicles the History of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch... Read more

Published 22 months ago by S. John

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Read
This book was recommended to me by a friend with a similar interest in WW1, we are not experts!

I have read very few books in my life from cover to cover but this... Read more

Published on 7 Jan 2010 by C. Heald

4.0 out of 5 stars Big but good
Not quite a classic but lovely all the same. Should perhaps be 'the war the infantry officer knew' but that's the way of things.

Published on 4 Nov 2009 by Dermie X

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive account
When I read this book, what struck me most was how far removed my own 21st century attitudes towards life, death, service, etc, were from those of the author. Read more

Published on 7 Oct 2009 by Gordon J. Mckay

4.0 out of 5 stars Hell on Earth
I started to read this while visiting The Somme. A very long, moving account of life in Royal Welch Fusiliers in WWI. The compiler was their medical officer. Read more

Published on 4 May 2008 by G. J. Weeks

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great Great War books
This must be amongst the very best books to emerge from 1914-1918. What it has that many memoirs do not is a certain objective detachment, where it is needed, and an ability to... Read more

Published on 16 Mar 2007 by Stephen Bull

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Single Book on the War
Wholeheartedly support others comments. Dunn and his host of collaborators give the best general picture of what 'really happened' of the hundreds of first hand accounts. Read more

Published on 19 Jan 2007 by P. Grant

5.0 out of 5 stars Question.
I have read many WW1 books. The Unknown Soldier by Neil Hanson, The Trench, Britains Last Tommies and Boy Soldiers of the Great War, all by Richard van Emden. Read more

Published on 28 Aug 2006 by Berit H. Grude

5.0 out of 5 stars Spooky, Informative, just right
What a book - I had looked forward to reading this for the last two years, saved it for this year's Summer holiday in France and Belgium (! Read more

Published on 5 Aug 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Very illuminating
First class book. Illuminating revelation of trials and triumphs of BEF regiment both on and off the battlefield. Includes sections by Sassoon and Graves. Very interesting.

Published on 16 Nov 1999 by woodwar@globalnet.co.uk

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