The Faces of World War I: The Great War in words & pictures and The Faces of World War II: The Second World War in Worlds and Pictures by Arthur, Max
Set of 2 Books:The Faces of World War I: The Great War in words & pictures and The Faces of World War II: The Second World War in Worlds and Pictures by Arthur, Max
*Hardcover
ISBN 9780753721148 / 0753721147
Publisher: Pyramid , 2010
*Hardcover
ISBN 9780753721155 / 0753721155
Publisher: Bounty Books , 2010
Condition: As new. This books are in an excellent condition. The covers have some very slight signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains perfect. This books has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The books are protected with a Cellophane cover.
Charting the BEA's entry into warfare in 1914, he tells the story in words and pictures of the new conscripted army's life through the five years of slaughter and suffering. He brilliantly conveys not only the heroism, but also the universal horror, futility, humour and boredom of warfare. From the front-line troops and the daily dice with death, to the support lines, communications, enlistment, training and propaganda. Every aspect of the soldiers life will be covered here, in this brilliant collection of images and interviews, that brings the Great War to life once more.
Max Arthur is an author who specialises in first-hand recollections of historical events. He has worked closely with the Imperial War Museum to bring together two books in the Forgotten Voices series, Forgotten Voices of the Great War and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War. Prior to becoming a writer, he served with the Royal Air Force and for some years was an actor.
This was the first book I have "read" about World War I and I can already assure you that it will not be the last.
During the last few years, I have started to be more interested in History, specifically the World Wars, but until now I had not decided to read a book on the subject.
Nowadays I have seen a lot of movies, most of them about the Second World War and although I liked some of them very much, little by little I am discovering details that on many occasions are omitted or even sometimes they want to soften certain topics.
In short, through this book of photographs, I have been able to discover some of those details that are often not told or that go almost unnoticed.
