What Tommy Took to War e-bog
47,30 DKK
(inkl. moms 59,12 DKK)
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, fasci...
E-bog
47,30 DKK
Forlag
Shire Publications
Udgivet
10 marts 2014
Længde
120 sider
Genrer
1DBK
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780747814771
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.