They Shall Not Pass: The French Army on the Western Front

They Shall Not Pass: The French Army on the Western Front 1914-1918
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This graphic collection of first-hand accounts sheds new light on the experiences of the French army during the Great War. It reveals in authentic detail the perceptions and emotions of soldiers and civilians who were caught up in the most destructive conflict the world had ever seen.
Their testimony gives a striking insight into the mentality of the troops and their experience of combat, their emotional ties to their relatives at home, their opinions about their commanders and their fellow soldiers, the appalling conditions and dangers they endured, and their attitude to their German enemy. In their own words, in diaries, letters, reports and memoirs - most of which have never been published in English before - they offer a fascinating inside view of the massive life-and-death struggle that took place on the Western Front.
Ian Sumner provides a concise narrative of the war in order to give a clear context to the eyewitness material. In effect the reader is carried through the experience of each phase of the war on the Western Front and sees events as soldiers and civilians saw them at the time. This emphasis on eyewitness accounts provides an approach to the subject that is completely new for an English-language publication.
The authorâ€™s pioneering work will appeal to readers who may know something about the British and German armies on the Western Front, but little about the French army which bore the brunt of the fighting on the allied side. His book represents a milestone in publishing on the Great War.
Country USA
Brand Pen and Sword
Manufacturer Pen and Sword Military
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 30 illustrations
ReleaseDate 2012-05-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781848842090

Country	USA
Brand	Pen and Sword
Manufacturer	Pen and Sword Military
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	30 illustrations
ReleaseDate	2012-05-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781848842090

They Shall Not Pass: The French Army on the Western Front 1914-1918

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