Eye-deep in Hell
The Western Front 1914-1918
John Ellis(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 27. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-14-139108-3 (ISBN)
Description
For four years the French, British and German armies fought in mud and squalor. "Eye-deep in Hell" is concerned with the millions of men who lived and died in the desolate strip that was the western front, the wilderness - of trenches, dugouts, shattered villages and forests of lifeless tree stumps - that was a physical and spiritual desert. The book shows how even in previously inconceivable conditions men were able to formulate routines, rules and codes of conduct that could create some kind of order in the midst of chaos itself.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-139108-3 (9780141391083)
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Person
John Ellis is a noted military historian and the author of The Social History of the Machine Gun, Armies in Revolution and The Sharp End.
Content
Part 1 In the line: the setting; the daily routine; natural miseries; guns and gas. Part 2 Over the top: patrols and raids; battle - strategy and tactics; battle - the reality; the casualties. Part 3 A lighter side?: sustaining the men in the line; rest and leave. Part 4 Attitude: patriotism and honour; disillusionment and protest; conclusion; suggestions for further reading.