The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War
by Peter Englund
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages488 pages
ISBN
9781846683428
Published
2008
Description
There are many books on the First World War, but award-winning and bestselling historian Peter Englund takes a daring and stunning new approach. Describing the experiences of twenty ordinary people from around the world,...There are many books on the First World War, but award-winning and bestselling historian Peter Englund takes a daring and stunning new approach. Describing the experiences of twenty ordinary people from around the world, all now unknown, he explores the everyday aspects of war: not only the tragedy and horror, but also the absurdity, monotony and even beauty.
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