Death's Men: Soldiers Of The Great War (Paperback)
Denis Winter (author)Published: 04/09/2014
The classic bestselling story of the First World War as told by the soldiers themselves
'A raw, haunting read' Guardian
Death's Men is the story of the brave, ordinary men who were called on to face the horrors of war. It shows the reality of the First World War the voices of the men who fought.
'An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches' Telegraph
Denis Winter read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Death's Men was first published in 1978, to critical acclaim, and here is reissued for the 2014 centenary.
'Highly readable' Time Out
'A compelling account of what the war was like for the ordinary soldier' Professor Trevor Wilson
'A novel and arresting approach to the writing of military history' John Keegan, New Statesman
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241969151
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 500 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 35 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches, go on leave, get wounded, et cetera, and features voice after voice from the ranks - Telegraph
Highly readable . . . it transforms the individual soldier into the subject of history and the war itself into a series of intense states of consciousness lived out at the very edge of endurance - Time Out
A compelling account of what the war was like for the ordinary soldier - Professor Trevor Wilson
A novel and arresting approach to the writing of military history - John Keegan, New Statesman
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