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Private Beatson's War: e Western Front
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Private Beatson's War: Life, Death and Hope on the Western Front
Author: Shaun Springer
ISBN: 9781848840829
Until recently James Beatson was one of the millions of forgotten soldiers of the Great War. But after 90 years his diary has been rediscovered, perfectly preserved, and his story can now be told. It is a moving, intensely personal and beautifully written narrative by an extraordinary young man who witnessed one of the darkest episodes in European history. His experience gives us a telling insight into the thoughts and reactions of a self- educated, patriotic and religious individual confronted by the horrors of warfare on the Western Front. Indeed, after reading the diary of a dead German soldier, Beatson begins to identify more with the thoughts and fears of his enemy than he does with those he loves at home. Reminiscent of some of the greatest of the First World War authors, the diary is also the record of a gifted writer whose potential was tragically curtailed. For, shortly after marrying his childhood sweet heart, he was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme in one of the many failed attacks on High Wood.
2010 Hardback 870 Pages
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Author: Shaun Springer
ISBN: 9781848840829
Until recently James Beatson was one of the millions of forgotten soldiers of the Great War. But after 90 years his diary has been rediscovered, perfectly preserved, and his story can now be told. It is a moving, intensely personal and beautifully written narrative by an extraordinary young man who witnessed one of the darkest episodes in European history. His experience gives us a telling insight into the thoughts and reactions of a self- educated, patriotic and religious individual confronted by the horrors of warfare on the Western Front. Indeed, after reading the diary of a dead German soldier, Beatson begins to identify more with the thoughts and fears of his enemy than he does with those he loves at home. Reminiscent of some of the greatest of the First World War authors, the diary is also the record of a gifted writer whose potential was tragically curtailed. For, shortly after marrying his childhood sweet heart, he was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme in one of the many failed attacks on High Wood.
2010 Hardback 870 Pages
NEW
* FREE DELIVERY nationwide on all orders over 50.00 combine your purchases and save
* BUY WITH CONFIDENCE our feedback speaks for itself : Same day personal response to all emails, daily despatch and we don't list what we can't deliver
* PACKAGING like our books all packaging is brand new and specially designed to ensure safe, undamaged delivery
* We will match any price on Trade Me for the same new title - use Q&A at the bottom of the auction
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Closes: Tue 5 Jun, 8:01 am. 2012