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Lest We Forget: Forgotten Voices from 1914-1945 (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Lest We ForgetBrings together first-hand recollections from the Great War to the Second World War, to illustrate the impact of war. This title is illustrated throughout with line drawings from the Imperial War Museum's archives. It is suitable for anyone wanting to gain an insight into not only specific conflicts, but the overarching effects of war in general.
Full description- Publisher: Ebury Press
- Published: 01 May 2008
- Format: Hardback 352 pages
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- Categories: True War & Combat Stories | General & World History | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | Military History | First World War | Second World War
- ISBN 13: 9780091922948 ISBN 10: 0091922941
- Sales rank: 908,346
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Full description for Lest We Forget
This skillfully compiled anthology draws on the phenomenally successful "Forgotten Voices" series. "Lest We Forget" brings together first-hand recollections from the Great War to the Second World War, to vividly illustrate the impact of war. Told in the actual words of the men, women and children who lived through a century of war it is a moving insight into the greatest conflicts of the twentieth century. The testaments of those who were there depict the horrors of war, yet also provide inspiration with tales of enduring courage, sacrifice and daring. Arranged thematically into chapters such as hope, fear, the kindness of strangers, the human cost and brothers in arms, it reveals the full scope of war in all its stark reality.Evocatively illustrated throughout with line drawings from the Imperial War Museum's archives, it will appeal to anyone wanting to gain an insight into not only specific conflicts, but the overarching and sometimes surprising effects of war in general. "Lest We Forget" vividly ensures that the wartime experiences of ordinary people will never be forgotten.

