To Fight Alongside Friends: The First World War Diaries of Charlie May by Harrison, Gerry – Editor - 2014

William Collins, London, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover (Illustrated Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations, list of maps, foreword by David Crane, acknowledgements, other writings, index of names, notes and index. Illustrated endpapers – photographic reproductions of diary entries. Between scratch that the text is illustrated with two inserts, of eight pages each, of black-and-white photography. Illustrated boards with white and green coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. "Captain Charlie May was killed leading B Company, 22nd Manchester 'Pals' Battalion into action on the first day of the Somme. It was 27. Born in Dunnigan, New Zealand, a journalist before the war and are born storyteller, May's diaries give a vivid picture of life in and behind the trenches during the build-up to the greatest battle fought by a British Army. They are filled with the friendships, home-sickness, frustration is, boredom and terror to which every man who is ever fought can testify." -- from the rear panel blurb.  A little rubbing of the back strip edges and pumping to the top book corners.  Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], VIII - XXV, [1], 273, [5] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Diaries; France; WW I; ISBN: 0007558538. ISBN/EAN: 9780007558537. Inventory No: 0122116. . 9780007558537