At War with the 16Th Irish Division 1914-1918 - The Letters of J H M Staniforth
by Grayson, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1848846347
- ISBN 13
- 9781848846340
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Pen and Sword Military. New in New dust jacket. 2012. Hardcover. 1848846347 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased but for a signed personal inscription by the author to the previous owner. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The letters of John Max Staniforth are among the most perceptive, graphic and evocative personal records of a soldiers life to have come down to us from the Great War. They cover his entire wartime career with the 16th (Irish) Division, from his enlistment in 1914 till the armistice, and they have never been published before. From his first days in the army, Staniforth wrote fluent, descriptive weekly letters to his parents and, in doing so, he created a fascinating record of his experiences and those of the men around him. When the division arrived on the Western Front in 1915, he related his impressions in detail, and went on to give an unflinching account of the drama and the cruelty and the grueling routine of trench warfare. After he was gassed in 1918, he wrote about his feelings and the treatment he received just as thoroughly as he did about every other aspect of the conflict. A striking aspect of the letters is that Staniforth enlisted as a private soldier and went through the training of the ordinary recruit before rising through the ranks. The letters also show how the Irish division was influenced by the turmoil of contemporary politics in Ireland."; 6.5 X 1.25 X 9.5 inches; 272 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Dr. Bookman - All Books Tightly Packaged in Cardboard (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27121
- Title
- At War with the 16Th Irish Division 1914-1918 - The Letters of J H M Staniforth
- Author
- Grayson, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1848846347
- ISBN 13
- 9781848846340
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword Military
- Place of Publication
- Barnsley
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- 1848846347, World War I Narrative, 16th Irish Division, JHM Stanforth, History of World War I, Pen and Sword Military
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