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On the Front Line: True World War I Stories 2nd Edition
Author(s): Jon E. Lewis
- Publisher: Robinson Publishing
- Publication Date: 30 Sept. 1999
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 448 pages
- ISBN-10: 1841190950
- ISBN-13: 9781841190952
Book Description
This is a collection of nearly 60 personal accounts of the war to end all wars, including the first gas attack, life in the trenches, Gallipoli, the war at sea, aerial dogfights and life as a prisoner of war. It is a record by those who were there at some of the bloodiest battles of the conflict including Loos, Mons, Ypres and the Somme, from the opening moves through to the day that peace was signed.
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About the Author
Jon E. Lewis is a historian and writer, whose books on history and military history are sold worldwide. He is also editor of many The Mammoth Book of anthologies, including the bestselling On the Edge and Endurance and Adventure. He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history. His work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire with his partner and children.
