The Secret Annexe
Canongate Books (Publisher)
Published on 11. November 2004
Book
Hardback
704 pages
978-1-84195-443-1 (ISBN)
Description
War infects everything it touches. For everyone, whether combatant or not, it is the most testing of times, when the old certainties and moral imperatives cannot be guaranteed. Life hangs by a gossamer thread and many people who would otherwise not keep diaries feel the need to record what they see, feel and do. Arranged like a diary, The Secret Annexe tells many individual stories - some horrific, some hilarious - of many wars down the ages, with several compelling entries for each day of the year. The diarists come from every walk of life, from friend and foe, from anonymous foot-soldiers to those charged with orchestrating battle, from the Home Front to the Holocaust, from famous writers, political leaders and fighting men and women to ordinary working people enveloped by events over which they have little influence. Together they contribute to the most intimate insight into what's been described as "the most exciting and dramatic thing in life". Complementing the diary entries are comprehensive biographies and bibliographies of the diarists as well as summaries of each of the wars covered.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84195-443-1 (9781841954431)
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Persons
IRENE AND ALAN TAYLOR, editors of The Assassin's Cloak, both worked as librarians before exploring other professions. Irene now works for the National Trust for Scotland and Alan is writer-at-large for the Sunday Herald, as well as writing for a range of other papers.