- Hardcover: 383 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services; First edition edition (Aug 1969)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002213184
- ISBN-13: 978-0002213189
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 245,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Hardcover
This is a haunting book which, once read, will always remain in your thoughts... that is my experience at least.
I originally read this book in my mid teens and then again fifteen years later. It is a brilliant portrayal of the realities of life for a young officer in the trenches of the first world war and on leave in London. The writing paints such a vivid picture that you can really begin to imagine and feel what life must have been like on the Ypres Salient (not necessarily a good thing!)and what that generation endured.
This book is among the best two 'war' books that I have ever read, the other being Guy Sajer's 'The Forgotten Soldier', and while that book is an international bestseller, Cloete's has disappeared without trace... it is a disgrace that it is not in constant publication.
S Faulks's 'Birdsong', itself an excellent book, pales in comparison.
I originally read this book in my mid teens and then again fifteen years later. It is a brilliant portrayal of the realities of life for a young officer in the trenches of the first world war and on leave in London. The writing paints such a vivid picture that you can really begin to imagine and feel what life must have been like on the Ypres Salient (not necessarily a good thing!)and what that generation endured.
This book is among the best two 'war' books that I have ever read, the other being Guy Sajer's 'The Forgotten Soldier', and while that book is an international bestseller, Cloete's has disappeared without trace... it is a disgrace that it is not in constant publication.
S Faulks's 'Birdsong', itself an excellent book, pales in comparison.
Format:Paperback
I first encountered this novel back in the early 1970s at a time when novels about the First World War were not in fashion. I was myself at an age when men of my father's and grandfathers' generations had been involved in wars, and wanted to find out more about what the First World War had really been like, and to explore how I might have reacted under similar circumstances. I saw 'How Young They Died' in a bookshop, bought it, and read it over a weekend. I found it fascinating. During the following decade I read virtually every First World War novel that had been published, but `How Young They Died' always remained my favourite and I re-read it several times. My interest in the First World War has not diminished, but since then I have concentrated on factual accounts.
With the recent appearance of the film of `War Horse' and dramatisation of `Birdsong' I felt now might be the time to revisit some of the novels I had read as a young adult. I looked on Amazon and saw that `How Young They Died' has 2 reviews, whereas `Birdsong' has 346, which I find quite incredible, as `How Young They Died' is much superior to `Birdsong' and has the added credibility of having been written by someone who had actually experienced what he was writing about.
I was amazed to discover that `How Young They Died' is out of print and has apparently disappeared without trace, although second-hand copies are available, which explains the paucity of reviews. In my opinion it is the best First World War novel ever written.
With the recent appearance of the film of `War Horse' and dramatisation of `Birdsong' I felt now might be the time to revisit some of the novels I had read as a young adult. I looked on Amazon and saw that `How Young They Died' has 2 reviews, whereas `Birdsong' has 346, which I find quite incredible, as `How Young They Died' is much superior to `Birdsong' and has the added credibility of having been written by someone who had actually experienced what he was writing about.
I was amazed to discover that `How Young They Died' is out of print and has apparently disappeared without trace, although second-hand copies are available, which explains the paucity of reviews. In my opinion it is the best First World War novel ever written.
Format:Hardcover
great book, well written and a different type of WWI novel. only read half then lost the book much to my digust. the main character spends time in london and has sanity issues to deal with along the way.
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