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The War The Infantry Knew
Author:
Captain J. C. Dunn;
introduction Keith Simpson
Format:
613pp, b/w illustrations, maps. Published Price £14.99
ISBN: 0 349 10635 5
Price: £5.95 approx
Published privately in a limited edition of five hundred copies in 1938, it gained a reputation as an outstanding account of an infantry battalion's (2RWF) experience on the Western Front.
It was written and edited by the 2nd Battalions Medical Officer Capt JC Dunn MC. Himself a tough uncompromising Scot, this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the regiment in the Great War. It covers all the 2nd Battalions actions, and readers are left in know doubt, that life in the trenches was hard, and that injury or death was almost guaranteed.
The book has contributions from personal diaries and recollections across the rank spectrum, it also includes an index, photos and trench maps.
Its one of those rare books that you can read, then re read in a couple of years and discover something new.
Author:
Captain J. C. Dunn;
introduction Keith Simpson
Format:
613pp, b/w illustrations, maps. Published Price £14.99
ISBN: 0 349 10635 5
Price: £5.95 approx
Published privately in a limited edition of five hundred copies in 1938, it gained a reputation as an outstanding account of an infantry battalion's (2RWF) experience on the Western Front.
It was written and edited by the 2nd Battalions Medical Officer Capt JC Dunn MC. Himself a tough uncompromising Scot, this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the regiment in the Great War. It covers all the 2nd Battalions actions, and readers are left in know doubt, that life in the trenches was hard, and that injury or death was almost guaranteed.
The book has contributions from personal diaries and recollections across the rank spectrum, it also includes an index, photos and trench maps.
Its one of those rare books that you can read, then re read in a couple of years and discover something new.