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WOODWARD, DAVID R.: : FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.TEMPUS PUBLISHING LTD.,2007.

ISBN 9780752443072.

UK,12mo p/back Original,1st edn.[Originally and first published as US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,with The University Press of Kentucky,US,2006 under title of 'Hell in the Holy Land.' This UK issue/ edn by arrangement with that publisher under new UK title,and so,is a paperback 1st edn.] Wrapped +protected from day of purchase+collection,so no owner inscrptn and no price removal from card cover - as new - with (original Waterstone's pre-order and further payment receipts laid in loose for the intended customer.) Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,matt,period contemporary b/w photographic illustrated front card cover with capitalised reddish-brown and dark brown title,white author's name and other blue+brown lettering to front,spine's continuation of front photograph with similarly coloured lettered title,but capitalised blue-lettered author name and white-lettered publisher name to foot of same and also without any reading creases,rear cover with period contemporary narrow photographic strip at its bottom edge and reddish-brown+dark grey lettered critics' reviews and grey-lettered story precis. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges or corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread,other than my own collation.UK, 12mo p/back original,1st edn,8-322pp [paginated] includes verso of Abbreviations page,a Preface, Acknowledgements,11 chapters and a Conclusion,12pp in 1 block between pp160/173 of 8pp contemporary b/w photographs and 4pp b/w region's environs maps,Notes,a Bibliography, Illustrations+maps lists/tables and an Index. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table with blank verso, Abbreviations page and to the rear,6pp blanks, and 8pp publisher's b/w thumbnail photographic illustrated other published books' titles,as last pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of its age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral paperback Original,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional example for its cleanliness and brightness. In the modern popular imagination,the British Army's campaign in the Middle East during World War I is considered somehow less brutal than the fighting on European battlefields. A romantic view of this conflict has been further encouraged by such films as Lawrence of Arabia and The Light Horsemen.In 'FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.',David R. Woodward uses graphic eyewitness accounts from the diaries,letters,and memoirs of British soldiers who fought in that war to describe in rigorous detail the genuine experience of the fighting and dying in Egypt and Palestine. The massive flow of troops and equipment to Egypt eventually made that country host to the largest British military base outside of Britain and France.Though many soldiers found the atmosphere in Cairo exotic,the desert countryside made the fundamentals of fighting and troop maintenance extremely difficult.The intense heat frequently sickened soldiers,and unruly camels were the only practical means of transport across the soft sands of the Sinai.The constant shortage of potable water was a persistent problem for the troops; one soldier recalled, "It is impossible to realize the depth a man will sink to endeavor to appease the terrible horror of thirst." The voices of these British soldiers offer a forgotten perspective of the Great War, describing not only the physical and psychological toll of combat but the daily struggles of soldiers who were stationed in an unfamiliar environment that often proved just as antagonistic as the enemy.A soldier of the Dorset Yeomanry,stationed in Egypt,wrote: "There are three sounds in Egypt which never cease - the creaking of the waterwheels,the song of the frogs,and the buzz of flies.Letter writing is an impossibility in the evening,for as soon as the sun goes down,if a lamp is lighted,the air all round is thick with little grey sand-flies which bite disgustingly." Using archival records,many from the Imperial War Museum in London,England, Woodward paints a vivid picture of the mayhem, terror,boredom,filth,and sacrifice that marked the daily life of British soldiers in the Middle East. In telling the story of these soldiers,Woodward provides a personal history of a campaign that laid the groundwork for the continuing turmoil in the Middle East. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,12mo p/back Original,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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