combatants who are thrown together on the last day of the First World War.For the Guardian, Dowswell named his top ten non-fiction books about Britain in the first world war, including:
The Great Silence by Juliet NicolsonRead about another entry on the list.
This shines a light on an area of our history that is rarely thought about – the years immediately following the war. Nicolson's account of the choosing, and burial of The Unknown Warrior is haunting, as are the chapters on the treatment of amputees and the men who had suffered horrendous facial injuries.
--Marshal Zeringue
Posts
