Peter Doyle, Chris Foster

What Tommy Took to War (eBook, ePUB)

1914–1918

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

On the centenary of the Great War comes this poignant look at fifty objects never far from Tommy's side - official uniform, good-luck charms, phrasebooks, a sweetheart's letter, some unexpected and others more familiar. With sumptuous original photography and thoughtful text, this is life as the ordinary First World War soldier knew it. Inside front: What Tommy Took To War tells sobering, fascinating stories that bring the ordinary Tommy's experiences back to life with poignant immediacy. With striking original photography by Chris Foster and expert text from noted historian Peter Doyle, it looks in detail at fifty objects that Tommy would have had in his kit and which would have accompanied, equipped and comforted him during his wartime ordeals: official uniform, training manual, cigarettes, good-luck charms, sweethearts' letters, foreign phrasebook and myriad others. Together, these artefacts give us a serious and informative, yet touching and even occasionally amusing, picture of the ordinary soldier's experience of the First World War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780747814771
• Artikelnr.: 40421261

Autorenporträt

Peter Doyle is a freelance palaeontologist and visiting professor at University College London who teaches palaeontology and geology at a number of universities. He is the author of numerous scientific papers and books, including The Key to Earth History and Understanding Fossils (both Wiley). He edits two geological magazines, Geology Today, and, for children, Rockwatch.