The beauty and the sorrow
Subtitle: an intimate history of the First World War
By: Peter Englund ; translated by Peter Graves
Publisher: Profile; Profile Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9781846683428
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Personal narratives
Work titles: Stridens skönhet och sorg
Description: Englund examines the history of World War I through the experiences of the average man and woman-- not only the tragedy and horror but also the absurdity and even, at times, the beauty. In a brilliant mosaic of perspectives that moves between the home front and the front lines, he reconstructs the feelings, impressions, experiences, and shifting spirits of twenty particular people, allowing them to speak not only for themselves but also for all those who were in some way shaped by the war, but whose voices have been forgotten, rejected, or simply remained unheard.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.