The quick and the dead
Subtitle: fallen soldiers and their families in the Great War
By: Richard van Emden
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780747597797
Subjects: Soldiers; War and families; History; Family relationships; World War, 1914-1918
Description: This title tells the story of the wives and children who were left behind as their husbands, fathers, and brothers fought and died in the First World War. The book features 50 interviews, private diaries, and a collection of unpublished letters written by the soldiers to their families back home.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (p.330-334) and index.